ainle

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainleog

Etymology

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Noun

ainle f (genitive singular ainle, nominative plural ainlí)

1. cross, peevish, person
2. querulous child, crybaby

Declension

Declension of ainle

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ainle ainlí Vocative a ainle a ainlí Genitive ainle ainlí Dative ainle ainlí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ainle na hainlí Genitive na hainle na n-ainlí Dative leis an ainle don ainle leis na hainlí

Mutation

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

References

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

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish aingel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

Noun

ainle (plural ainleyn)

1. angel

   Ainle yn Dorraghys

   Prince of Darkness

   Ainle yn Recortys

   Recording Angel

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aingel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language