ainsile

ainsile

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ainnsile, borrowed from Middle English, from Old English handselen or Old Norse handsal.

Noun

ainsile m (genitive singular ainsile, nominative plural ainsilí)

1. handsel, first gift

Declension

Declension of ainsile

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ainsile ainsilí Vocative a ainsile a ainsilí Genitive ainsile ainsilí Dative ainsile ainsilí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainsile na hainsilí Genitive an ainsile na n-ainsilí Dative leis an ainsile don ainsile leis na hainsilí

Mutation

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

References

• "ainsile" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “ainnsile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.