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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish oíbind (“pleasant, agreeable, delightful”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
aoibhinn (genitive singular feminine aoibhne, plural aoibhne, comparative aoibhne)
- delightful, blissful
- Synonyms: caithiseach, gleoite
Usage notes
Takes the adverbial construction go haoibhinn when used predicatively after a form of bí:
Bhí an trathnóna go haoibhinn.- The afternoon was pleasant.
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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| Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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| Nominative
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aoibhinn
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aoibhinn
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aoibhne
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| Vocative
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aoibhinn
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aoibhne
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| Genitive
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aoibhne
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aoibhne
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aoibhinn
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| Dative
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aoibhinn
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aoibhinn
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aoibhne
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| Comparative
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níos aoibhne
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| Superlative
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is aoibhne
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| aoibhinn
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n-aoibhinn
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haoibhinn
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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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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oíbind”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 59, page 31
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 124, page 48
Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish oíbind (“pleasant, agreeable, delightful”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
aoibhinn (comparative aoibhinne)
- pleasant, comely
- joyful, glad
Derived terms
Noun
aoibhinn f
- joy
Mutation
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “aoibhinn”, 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), “oíbind”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language