ainnir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ainder (“non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *anderā.

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæn̠ʲəɾˠ/[2] (corresponding to the form ainnear)

Noun

ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, nominative plural ainnireacha)

  1. (poetic) girl, maiden, lass; young woman
    Synonyms: bruinneall, cailín óg, ógbhean
  2. attractive woman
    Synonyms: bé, bruinneall, spéirbhean, spéirbhruinneall

Declension

Declension of ainnir (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ainnir ainnireacha
vocative a ainnir a ainnireacha
genitive ainnire ainnireacha
dative ainnir ainnireacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ainnir na hainnireacha
genitive na hainnire na n-ainnireacha
dative leis an ainnir
don ainnir 		leis na hainnireacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainnir
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainnir n-ainnir hainnir 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), “ainder”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ainder (“non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā.

Noun

ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, plural ainnirean)

  1. maiden, virgin, young woman
    Synonyms: cailin, gruagach, maighdeann, nighean, òigh, rìbhinn
  2. nymph
  3. marriageable woman

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainnir”, 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), “ainder”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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