ainneart
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ainnert (“great strength, violence”), from nert (“strength, might, power”); synchronically, ain- + neart.
Noun
ainneart m (genitive singular ainnirt)
- overweening strength, violence, oppression
Declension
Declension of ainneart
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainneart | n-ainneart | hainneart | t-ainneart |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ainneart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainnert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- aimhneart, aineart
Etymology
From Old Irish ainnert (“great strength, violence”), from nert (“strength, might, power”); synchronically, ain- + neart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɲəɾʃt̪/
Noun
ainneart m (genitive singular ainneirt, no plural)
- violence
- oppression
Derived terms
- ainneartach (“violent; oppressive; overbearing”, adjective)
- ainneartaich (“oppress; gripe, ransack”, verb)
- ainneartair m (“griper; oppressor”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainneart | n-ainneart | h-ainneart | t-ainneart |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “ainneart”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainnert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language