ainspiorad

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ainspirut (“evil spirit”). By surface analysis, ain- (“bad, unnatural”) +‎ spiorad (“spirit”).

Noun

ainspiorad m (genitive singular ainspioraid, nominative plural ainspioraid)

  1. evil spirit

Declension

Declension of ainspiorad (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ainspiorad ainspioraid
vocative a ainspioraid a ainspiorada
genitive ainspioraid ainspiorad
dative ainspiorad ainspioraid
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ainspiorad na hainspioraid
genitive an ainspioraid na n-ainspiorad
dative leis an ainspiorad
don ainspiorad 		leis na hainspioraid

Derived terms

  • An tAinspiorad m (“the Devil”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainspiorad
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainspiorad n-ainspiorad hainspiorad 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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