aín

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ain"

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ieiūnium. Cognate with Middle Breton and Breton yun and Middle Welsh un-pryd (literally “fast-time”) (whence modern Welsh ympryd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aːi̯nʲ]

Noun

aín f (genitive aíne)

  1. fasting (period of time when one abstains from or eats very little food)

Declension

Feminine ī-stem
singular dual plural
nominative aínL aínL aíniH
vocative aínL aínL aíniH
accusative aíniN aínL aíniH
genitive aíneH aíneL aíneN
dative aíniL aínib aínib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: aoine, Aoine
  • Manx: Eney
  • Scottish Gaelic: aoine

Mutation

Mutation of aín
radical lenition nasalization
aín
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 aín n-aín

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

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