ainnis
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish aindeis (“left; awkward, ungainly; poor, wretched”), from dess (“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”) (modern deas).
Adjective[edit]
ainnis (genitive singular masculine ainnis, genitive singular feminine ainnise, plural ainnise, comparative ainnise)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ainnis
Derived terms[edit]
- ainniseoir m (“miserable, mean, person”)
Related terms[edit]
- ainnise f (“misery; meanness; awkwardness”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ainnis | n-ainnis | hainnis | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainnis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aindeis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language