ainchíos

ainchíos

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (“over-, excessive, intense”) +‎ cíos (“rent”).

Noun

ainchíos m (genitive singular ainchíosa, nominative plural ainchíosanna)

1. rack-rent

Declension

Declension of ainchíos

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ainchíos ainchíosanna Vocative a ainchíos a ainchíosanna Genitive ainchíosa ainchíosanna Dative ainchíos ainchíosanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainchíos na hainchíosanna Genitive an ainchíosa na n-ainchíosanna Dative leis an ainchíos don ainchíos leis na hainchíosanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainchíos	n-ainchíos	hainchíos	t-ainchíos
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "ainchíos" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.