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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish ainder (“non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā.
Pronunciation
Noun
ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, nominative plural ainnireacha)
- (poetic) girl, maiden, lass; young woman
- Synonyms: bruinneall, cailín óg, ógbhean
- attractive woman
- Synonyms: bé, bruinneall, spéirbhean, spéirbhruinneall
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| ainnir
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n-ainnir
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hainnir
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainnir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainder”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ainnir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 14
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish ainder (“non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā.
Noun
ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, plural ainnirean)
- maiden, virgin, young woman
- Synonyms: cailin, gruagach, maighdeann, nighean, òigh, rìbhinn
- nymph
- marriageable woman
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainnir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainder”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language