Aifreann

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish aifrend, from Old Irish oifrend, from Latin offerenda, from offerō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafʲɾʲən̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈafʲɾʲən̪ˠ/; (rare) /ˈɪfʲɾʲən̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈæfʲɾʲən̪ˠ/

Noun

Aifreann m (genitive singular Aifrinn, nominative plural Aifrinn or Aifreannacha or Aifrinntí)

1. Mass (liturgical service or the music for it)

Declension

Declension of Aifreann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Aifreann Aifrinn Vocative a Aifrinn a Aifreanna Genitive Aifrinn Aifreann Dative Aifreann Aifrinn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tAifreann na hAifrinn Genitive an Aifrinn na nAifreann Dative leis an Aifreann don Aifreann leis na hAifrinn

• Alternative plural forms: Aifreannacha (Cois Fharraige), Aifrinntí

Derived terms

• Aifreannach m (“Mass-goer”)
• Ard-Aifreann m (“High Mass”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aifreann	nAifreann	hAifreann	tAifreann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Aifreann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oifrend”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 21
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Aifreann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Aifreann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• aifreann, aifrionn, Aifhreann

Etymology

From Middle Irish aifrend, from Old Irish oifrend, from Latin offerenda, from offerō.

Noun

Aifreann m or f (genitive singular Aifrinn, plural Aifreannan)

1. Mass (liturgical service or the music for it)

Usage notes

• In Scottish Catholic areas of feminine gender.
• The form Aifhreann is used on the mainland.

Derived terms

• taigh-aifrinn m (“mass-house”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aifreann	nAifreann	h-Aifreann	tAifreann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “Aifreann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oifrend”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language