aineolach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish aineólach (“ignorant, unlearned, unskilled”) (compare Manx anoayllagh), from éolach (“knowing, learned, skilled (in), acquainted with”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ eolach (“knowledgeable; learned, skilled; informed in, familiar with; familiar with ways, fit to guide”).

Adjective

aineolach (genitive singular masculine aineolaigh, genitive singular feminine aineolaí, plural aineolacha, comparative aineolaí)

  1. ignorant, uninformed
  2. inexperienced

Declension

Declension of aineolach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative aineolach aineolach aineolacha
Vocative aineolaigh aineolacha
Genitive aineolaí aineolacha aineolach
Dative aineolach aineolach;
aineolaigh (archaic) 		aineolacha
Comparative níos aineolaí
Superlative is aineolaí
  • aineolaí m (“ignorant, inexperienced, person”)
  • aineolas m (“ignorance; inexperience”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aineólach (“ignorant, unlearned, unskilled”), synchronically ain- +‎ eòlach (“knowing, acquainted, cunning, skilled, expert; intelligent”).

Adjective

aineolach (comparative aineolaiche)

  1. ignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned, undiscerning

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aineolach n-aineolach h-aineolach t-aineolach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aineolach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aineólach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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