aos
GalicianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + masculine plural definite article os (“the”).
PronunciationEdit
ContractionEdit
aos m pl (masculine sg ao, feminine sg á, feminine plural ás)
IrishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
aos m (genitive singular aosa)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of aos
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived termsEdit
- aosán m (“evil fairy; fairies”)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
aos m
- Alternative form of aois (“age”)
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aos | n-aos | haos | t-aos |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
ReferencesEdit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aos”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 áes (‘people, folk’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: aos
ContractionEdit
aos m pl
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ao.