ainbhiosán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ainfisán. By surface analysis, ain- (negative prefix) +‎ fios (“knowledge”) +‎ -án (noun suffix) or ainbhios (“ignorance”) +‎ -án.

Noun

ainbhiosán m (genitive singular ainbhiosáin, nominative plural ainbhiosáin)

  1. ignorant person; ignoramus

Declension

Declension of ainbhiosán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ainbhiosán ainbhiosáin
vocative a ainbhiosáin a ainbhiosána
genitive ainbhiosáin ainbhiosán
dative ainbhiosán ainbhiosáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ainbhiosán na hainbhiosáin
genitive an ainbhiosáin na n-ainbhiosán
dative leis an ainbhiosán
don ainbhiosán 		leis na hainbhiosáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainbhiosán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainbhiosán n-ainbhiosán hainbhiosán not applicable

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

References

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