ainle

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

ainle f (genitive singular ainle, nominative plural ainlí)

  1. cross, peevish, person
  2. querulous child, crybaby

Declension

Declension of ainle (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ainle ainlí
vocative a ainle a ainlí
genitive ainle ainlí
dative ainle ainlí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ainle na hainlí
genitive na hainle na n-ainlí
dative leis an ainle
don ainle
leis na hainlí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainle
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainle n-ainle hainle 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

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish aingel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, messenger).

Noun

ainle (plural ainleyn)

  1. angel
    Ainle yn Dorraghys
    Prince of Darkness
    Ainle yn Recortys
    Recording Angel

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