aisndís

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

aisndís f (genitive aisndísen, nominative plural aisndísin)

  1. verbal noun of as·indet (to say, tell, declare)
  2. exposition, statement

Inflection

The dative singular, and irregularly also the accusative singular forms are solely attested with no ending, and are thus identical to the nominative singular.

Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative aisndís aisndísinL, aisndísN aisndísin
Vocative aisndís aisndísinL, aisndísN aisndísneaH
Accusative aisndísinN, aisndísN aisndísinL, aisndísN aisndísneaH
Genitive aisndísen aisndísenL aisndísenN
Dative aisndísinL, aisndísL aisndísnib aisndísnib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Quotations

  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 14d3
    cid écen aisndís do neuch as doruid co léir, ní sechmalfaider cuimre and dano
    though it is necessary to explain carefully whatever is difficult, however brevity will not be passed by
  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 14d10
    Is samlid léicfimmi-ni doïbsom aisndís dint ṡéns ⁊ din mórálus, manip écóir frisin stoir ad·fíadam-ni.
    It is thus we shall leave to them the exposition of the sense and the morality, if it is not at variance with the history that we relate.
  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 40b8
    cach la céin aisndís dïa thrógai, in céin n-aili aisṅdís dind ḟortacht du·rat Día dó ⁊ indas dund·rét
    at the one time a statement of his misery, at another time a statement of the help that God has given him and how he has protected him
  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 64d2
    .i. ní comadas du aisndís inna mmar-aisndisen-so acht in spirut noib.
    i.e. It is not appropriate for anyone but the Holy Spirit to declare this great declaration.
  • c. 895–901, Vita tripartita Sancti Patricii, published in Bethu Phátraic: The tripartite life of Patrick (1939, Hodges, Figgis), edited and with translations by Kathleen Mulchrone, line 19
    ...aisndéis rét remthechtach íarna forpthigud.
    ...a telling of previous events after they were fulfilled.

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: aisnéis

Mutation

Mutation of aisndís
radical lenition nasalization
aisndís
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-aisndís

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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