ainmhín

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainmín (“rough, uneven, harsh, fierce”, adjective). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ mín (“smooth; gentle, courteous”).

Adjective

ainmhín (genitive singular masculine ainmhín, genitive singular feminine ainmhíne, plural ainmhíne, comparative ainmhíne)

  1. ungentle; rough
    Synonyms: éadláith, éagaoin, eascaoin, garbh

Declension

Declension of ainmhín
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ainmhín ainmhín ainmhíne
vocative ainmhín ainmhíne
genitive ainmhíne ainmhíne ainmhín
dative ainmhín ainmhín ainmhíne
Comparative níos ainmhíne
Superlative is ainmhíne

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainmhín
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainmhín n-ainmhín hainmhín 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

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