ainligh

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of innill (to arrange, adjust).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑinʲlʲɪɟ/

Verb

ainligh (present analytic ainlíonn, future analytic ainleoidh, verbal noun ainliú, past participle ainlithe)

  1. (transitive, of boat, etc.) to kedge
  2. (transitive, of bird, etc.) to hover
  3. alternative form of innill (to arrange, adjust)

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainligh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainligh n-ainligh hainligh 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

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ainliġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 20; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainligh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN