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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish aín, aíne (“fast, period of fasting”) (originally as an ascetic practice, as opposed to troscad (“coercive fasting”)), from Latin ieiūnium (“fast”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aoine f (genitive singular aoine, nominative plural aointe)
- (archaic) fast, fasting (period of abstaining from food or drink); shortage, deficiency; scarcity, want
- Synonym: troscadh
- (archaic) abstinence
Declension[edit]
Declension of aoine
Alternative forms[edit]
- (fast, fasting; shortage, deficiency; scarcity, want): aoineadh
Derived terms[edit]
- Aoine f (“Friday”)
See also[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aoine | n-aoine | haoine | 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) “aoine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 aín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish aín, aíne (“fast, period of fasting”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aoine f (genitive singular aoine, plural aoine)
- fast, fast day
- diet
- O aoine gu anmhainn. ― Too much dieting is a bad thing.
- Alternative form of Dihaoine.
Related terms[edit]
- aoinich (“fall on a Friday”, verb)
- Rìgh nan Trì Aoineachan (“The Lord”)
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aoine | n-aoine | h-aoine | t-aoine |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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