áinsí

See also: ainsi

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish áinsid, a calque of Latin accusātīvus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek αἰτῐᾱτῐκή (aitĭātĭkḗ).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /aːnʲˈʃiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈaːn̠ʲʃiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈæːn̠ʲʃi/

Noun

áinsí m (genitive singular áinsí)

  1. (grammar, linguistics) accusative (case)
    Synonym: cuspóireach

Declension

Declension of áinsí (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative áinsí
vocative a áinsí
genitive áinsí
dative áinsí
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-áinsí
genitive an áinsí
dative leis an áinsí
don áinsí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of áinsí
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
áinsí n-áinsí háinsí not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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