oiliúint

Irish

Alternative forms

oileamhaint (superseded)
oiliúin, oilíocht

Etymology

From Middle Irish oilemain, ailemain f (“nourishment”),^[1] verbal noun of oilid (“to nourish”) (from Old Irish ailid). By surface analysis, oil +‎ -úint.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈlʲuːnʲtʲ/^[2]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlʲunʲ/^[3] (corresponding to the alternative form oiliúin)

Noun

oiliúint f (genitive singular oiliúna)

verbal noun of oil (“to nourish”)
nutrition, nourishment
nurture, upbringing, fostering care
training, coaching

Declension

Declension of oiliúint (third declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	oiliúint
vocative	a oiliúint
genitive	oiliúna
dative	oiliúint

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an oiliúint
genitive	na hoiliúna
dative	leis an oiliúint don oiliúint

Derived terms

cluasoiliúint f (“aural training, ear training”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *oiliúint*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oiliúint	n-oiliúint	hoiliúint	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

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ailemain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 84
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21