aineolach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • aineolgach, aineolgaiseach

Etymology

From Middle Irish aineólach (“ignorant”)[1] (compare Manx anoayllagh), from Old Irish éulach (“knowing”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ eolach (“knowledgeable”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aineolach (genitive singular masculine aineolaigh, genitive singular feminine aineolaí, plural aineolacha, comparative aineolaí)

  1. ignorant, uninformed

Declension

Declension of aineolach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative aineolach aineolach aineolacha
vocative aineolaigh aineolacha
genitive aineolaí aineolacha aineolach
dative aineolach aineolach;
aineolaigh (archaic) 		aineolacha
Comparative níos aineolaí
Superlative is aineolaí
  • aineolaí m (“ignorant, inexperienced, person”)
  • aineolas m (“ignorance; inexperience”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aineolach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aineolach n-aineolach haineolach 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

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aineólach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 439, page 141

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aineólach (“ignorant, unlearned, unskilled”), synchronically ain- +‎ eòlach (“knowing, acquainted, cunning, skilled, expert; intelligent”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aineolach (comparative aineolaiche)

  1. ignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned, undiscerning
  • aineol (“foreigner, stranger; state of unfamiliarity/unacquaintance”)
  • aineolas (“ignorance”)

Mutation

Mutation of aineolach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aineolach n-aineolach h-aineolach t-aineolach

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aineolach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aineólach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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