inneoir

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Irish

Etymology

Alteration of inneoin through dissimilation and/or association with the suffix -óir.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): (South Donegal) /ˈin̠ʲæɾʲ/[1], /ˈɨn̠ʲɛɾʲ/[2]; (North Donegal) /ˈɨn̠ʲəɾˠ/ (as if spelled innear)[3]

Noun

inneoir f (genitive singular inneora, nominative plural inneoracha)

  1. Ulster form of inneoin (“anvil”)

Declension

Declension of inneoir (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative inneoir inneoracha
vocative a inneoir a inneoracha
genitive inneora inneoracha
dative inneoir inneoracha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an inneoir na hinneoracha
genitive na hinneora na n-inneoracha
dative leis an inneoir
don inneoir 		leis na hinneoracha

Mutation

Mutated forms of inneoir
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
inneoir n-inneoir hinneoir 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

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 251, page 90
  2. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 254, page 89; reprinted 1979
  3. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 271

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