Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish airnéis.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɑːɾˠˈnʲeːʃ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɑːɾˠn̠ʲeːʃ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): (chattel) /ˈʌɾˠn̠ʲæʃ/[3]; (livestock, lice) /ˈaːɾˠn̠ʲæʃ/, /ˈaːɾˠn̠ʲeʃ/[4], /ˈaːɾˠn̠ʲɛʃ/[5]
Noun
airnéis f (genitive singular airnéise)
- chattel (tangible, movable property)
- livestock
- goods
- lice
Declension
Declension of airnéis (second declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of airnéis
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| airnéis
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n-airnéis
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hairnéis
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “airnéis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “airnéis”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 57, page 25
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 79, page 33
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 85, page 34
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “áirnéis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 26; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airnéis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
