óinseach

See also: òinseach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish óinsech (“foolish or giddy woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːn̠ʲʃəx]

Noun

óinseach f (genitive singular óinsí, nominative plural óinseacha)

1. (derogatory) foolish woman

Declension

Declension of óinseach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative óinseach óinseacha Vocative a óinseach a óinseacha Genitive óinsí óinseach Dative óinseach óinseacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an óinseach na hóinseacha Genitive na hóinsí na n-óinseach Dative leis an óinseach don óinseach leis na hóinseacha

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “óinseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “óinsech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “óinseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “óinseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024