ain-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ain"

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anʲ/

Prefix

ain-

1. slender form of an- (“un-; bad”)

Usage notes

Used before slender vowels and consonants. Lenites initial consonants b, c, f, g, m, p.

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ain-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

ain-

1. slender form of an-¹
2. (rarely) slender form of an-²

   ‎ain- + ‎teas (“heat”) → ‎ain-teas (“inflammation”)

   ‎ain- + ‎teth (“hot”) → ‎ain-teth (“inflamed; scorching”)