aonach

English

Etymology

From Irish aonach, from Old Irish óenach, from óen (“one”).

Noun

aonach (plural aonachs)

  1. (historical) An ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices.

Alternative forms

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːnˠa(x)/, /ˈiːn̪ˠa(x)/; (older) /ˈɯːnˠa(x)/[1]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish óenach (“reunion; popular assembly or gathering”), from óen (“one”).[2]

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh, nominative plural aontaí)

  1. fair
  2. assembly
Declension
Declension of aonach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative aonach aontaí
vocative a aonaigh a aontaí
genitive aonaigh aontaí
dative aonach aontaí
aontaíbh (archaic)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-aonach na haontaí
genitive an aonaigh na n-aontaí
dative leis an aonach
don aonach 		leis na haontaí
Derived terms
  • cainteoir aonaigh (“stump orator”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish óenach (“injury, wound”).[3]

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh)

  1. fury, rage
Declension
Declension of aonach (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative aonach
vocative a aonaigh
genitive aonaigh
dative aonach
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-aonach
genitive an aonaigh
dative leis an aonach
don aonach

Mutation

Mutated forms of aonach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aonach n-aonach haonach t-aonach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 86
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 oenach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 oenach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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