ainscian

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

ainscian f (genitive singular ainscéine)

  1. wildness, fury
  2. violent, belligerent person
    ainscian de dhuine ― wild, violent, person
    ainscian mná ― virago

Declension

Declension of ainscian (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative ainscian
vocative a ainscian
genitive ainscéine
dative ainscian
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an ainscian
genitive na hainscéine
dative leis an ainscian
don ainscian

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Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainscian
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainscian n-ainscian hainscian 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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