ainbhios

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ainfis m, ainbhes m (“ignorance”).[1] By surface analysis, ain- +‎ fios (“knowledge”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ainbhios m (genitive singular ainbheasa)

  1. ignorance

Declension

Declension of ainbhios

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative ainbhios
Vocative a ainbhios
Genitive ainbheasa
Dative ainbhios

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-ainbhios
Genitive an ainbheasa
Dative leis an ainbhios

don ainbhios

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainbhios n-ainbhios hainbhios not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainfis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 325, page 113

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