aonar
Irish
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| Cardinal: aon Ordinal: céad, aonú Ordinal abbreviation: 1ú Personal: aonar Attributive: amháin | ||||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish óenar m (“a single individual, one alone”), a compound of óen (“one”) + fer m (“man”).
Noun
aonar m (genitive singular aonair)
- (literary) one, lone, person
- (with i and possessive pronoun) aloneness, solitariness
- Tá sí ina haonar. ― She is alone.
- (in genitive) single, solitary
Usage notes
- The meaning "alone" is achieved by combining aonar with the preposition i (“in”) and the possessive determiner for the person (or people) who is alone, as in:
- Rinne mé i m’aonar é. ― I did it alone.
- Tá tú i do chónaí i d’aonar. ― You (singular) are living alone.
- Bhí sé ina aonar. ― He was alone.
- Tá sí ina haonar. ― She is alone.
- Chuamar ansin inár n-aonar. ― We went there alone.
- Bhí sibh ag canadh in bhur n-aonar. ― You (plural) were singing alone.
- Tá siad ag siúl ina n-aonar. ― They are walking alone.
Declension
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Derived terms
Related terms
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aonar | n-aonar | haonar | t-aonar |
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) “aonar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oenar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aonar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aonar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
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| Cardinal: aon Standalone: a h-aon Ordinal: ciad Ordinal abbreviation: 1d Personal: aonar Multiplier: aon-fhillte, singilte Fractional: iomlan | ||||
Etymology
From Old Irish oenar (“a single individual, one alone”), a compound of óen (“one”) + fer (“man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɯ̃ːnəɾ/[1]
- (Lochs) IPA(key): /ˈɤ̃ːnəɾ/[2]
- (variant form) IPA(key): /ˈɔ̃ːnəɾ/[1] (corresponding to the form ònar)
Noun
aonar m (genitive singular aonair)
Usage notes
- Only used about persons (cf. numerical noun).
- Usually used together with a prepositional pronoun derived from an (in) to express exclusiveness, loneliness etc:
- rinn i seo na h-aonar. ― She did this alone/solo/on her own. (literally, “She did this in her one.”)
- Bha e na aonar. ― He was alone. (literally, “He was in his one.”)
- Tha mi a' fuireach nam aonar. ― I live alone. (literally, “I am living in my one.”)
Related terms
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aonar | n-aonar | h-aonar | t-aonar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “aonar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oenar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language