ailiúnas

Irish

Etymology

From oil (“to nourish”) +‎ -únas, a calque of Latin alimōnia, with alteration of the initial o to a to match the Latin word as well as English alimony. A new formation, as the word does not appear in texts or dictionaries before the mid-20th century.

Noun

ailiúnas m (genitive singular ailiúnais, nominative plural ailiúnais)

1. (law) alimony

Declension

Declension of ailiúnas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ailiúnas ailiúnais Vocative a ailiúnais a ailiúnasa Genitive ailiúnais ailiúnas Dative ailiúnas ailiúnais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ailiúnas na hailiúnais Genitive an ailiúnais na n-ailiúnas Dative leis an ailiúnas don ailiúnas leis na hailiúnais

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailiúnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN