ainder
Old Irish
FWOTD – 9 January 2016
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *anderā (compare Welsh anner, Cornish annor, Breton annoar, all ‘heifer’).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan͈ʲdʲer/
Noun
ainder f
- married woman, nonvirgin
- virgin, maiden
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: ainnir
- Scottish Gaelic: ainnir
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ainder | unchanged | n-ainder |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “ainder” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.