oiliúint
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish oilemain, ailemain f (“nourishment”),[1] verbal noun of oilid (“to nourish”) (from Old Irish ailid). By surface analysis, oil + -úint.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈlʲuːnʲtʲ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɛlʲunʲ/[3] (corresponding to the alternative form oiliúin)
Noun[edit]
oiliúint f (genitive singular oiliúna)
- verbal noun of oil (“to nourish”)
- nutrition, nourishment
- nurture, upbringing, fostering care
- training, coaching
Declension[edit]
Declension of oiliúint
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- cluasoiliúint f (“aural training, ear training”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| oiliúint | n-oiliúint | hoiliúint | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ailemain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 84
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oiliúint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)
- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms suffixed with -úint
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish verbal nouns
- Irish third-declension nouns
- ga:Education
- ga:Nutrition