aoi
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Anindilyakwa with o as a placeholder.
Symbol
aoi
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Anindilyakwa terms
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish oígi.
Noun
aoi m (genitive singular aoi, nominative plural aíonna)
- guest, lodger
- knowledgeable person
Declension
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Alternative forms
- aoidhe, aoighe (superseded)
Derived terms
- aíoch (“hospitable”, adjective)
- aíochtlann f (“guest house”)
- aíocht f (“hospitality”)
- aoi bainise m (“wedding-guest”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish aí (“poetic inspiration, metrical composition”).
Noun
aoi m (genitive singular aoi)
- (literary, literature) a metrical composition
Declension
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Etymology 3
Noun
aoi
- only used in ar aoi
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aoi | n-aoi | haoi | t-aoi |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oígi (‘stranger, guest’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 aí (‘poetic inspiraton, metrical composition’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aoi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aoi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Japanese
Romanization
aoi