ainligh

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Verb[edit]

ainligh (present analytic ainlíonn, future analytic ainleoidh, verbal noun ainliú, past participle ainlithe)

  1. (transitive, of boat, etc.) guide, steady (against current); kedge.
  2. (transitive, of bird, etc.) hover, hold position (against wind)
  3. (transitive) handle (the matter) adroitly

Conjugation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ainligh (genitive singular masculine ainligh, genitive singular feminine ainlighe, plural ainlighe, comparative ainlighe)

  1. Alternative form of inneall (safe, secure; careful)

Mutation[edit]

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

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