ainscian

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainscéan f
• ainsciath f, ansciath f

Etymology

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Noun

ainscian f (genitive singular ainscéine)

1. wildness, fury
2. violent, belligerent person

   ainscian de dhuine ― wild, violent, person

   ainscian mná ― virago

Declension

Declension of ainscian

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ainscian Vocative a ainscian Genitive ainscéine Dative ainscian

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ainscian Genitive na hainscéine Dative leis an ainscian don ainscian

Synonyms

• ainsciantacht f

Derived terms

• ainscianta (“wild, furious”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainscian	n-ainscian	hainscian	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) “ainscian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN