aoibhneas

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish oíbnius, from Old Irish oíbind (compare modern aoibhinn). By surface analysis, aoibhinn +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːvʲnʲəsˠ/

Noun

aoibhneas m (genitive singular aoibhnis or aoibhneasa)

1. bliss, delight

Declension

Standard inflection (first declension):

Declension of aoibhneas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aoibhneas Vocative a aoibhnis Genitive aoibhnis Dative aoibhneas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-aoibhneas Genitive an aoibhnis Dative leis an aoibhneas don aoibhneas

Alternative inflection (third declension):

Declension of aoibhneas

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aoibhneas Vocative a aoibhneas Genitive aoibhneasa Dative aoibhneas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-aoibhneas Genitive an aoibhneasa Dative leis an aoibhneas don aoibhneas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aoibhneas	n-aoibhneas	haoibhneas	t-aoibhneas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aoibhneas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oíbnius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aoiḃneas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 32
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 31

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• aimhneas, éibhneas

Etymology

From Middle Irish oíbnius, from Old Irish oíbind (compare modern aoibhinn). By surface analysis, aoibhinn +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɤjɲəs/

Noun

aoibhneas m (genitive singular aoibhneis, plural aoibhneasan)

1. gladness, joy, pleasure

Synonyms

• éibhinneachd

Derived terms

• an-aoibhneas
• mór-aoibhneas
• neo-aoibhneas
• ro-aoibhneas

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aoibhneas	n-aoibhneas	h-aoibhneas	t-aoibhneas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aoibhneas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oíbnius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language