ainnise
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish aindeise (“wretchedness, misery”), from aindeis (compare modern ainnis).
Noun
ainnise f (genitive singular ainnise)
- misery; meanness
- awkwardness
Declension
Declension of ainnise
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
- aindeise
- ainniseacht f
- ainnisíocht f
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
ainnise
- inflection of ainnis (“strange, unfamiliar; apart”):
- genitive singular feminine
- nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
- comparative degree
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ainnise | n-ainnise | hainnise | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Entries containing “ainnise” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ainnise” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ainnise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aindeise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language