aisling
See also: Aisling
English
Etymology
From Irish aisling
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæʃlɪŋ/
Noun
aisling (plural aislings)
- A kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.
Anagrams
- Gilanis, ailings, nilgais, sailing
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aislinge f (“vision, dream”).
Pronunciation
- (Cork, Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈaʃlʲɪɲ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈaʃlʲənʲ/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaʃl̠ʲən̠ʲ/
Noun
aisling f (genitive singular aislinge, nominative plural aislingí)
- dream, vision
- (poetry) vision poem
- verbal noun of aisling
Declension
Declension of aisling
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (dream): brionglóid
- (vision): fís
Derived terms
- aisling bhréige f (“false apparition; empty dream”)
- aislingeach (“visionary; dreamy”, adjective)
- aislingeach m (“visionary; day-dreamer”)
- aislingeacht f (“(act of) day-dreaming; dreaminess”)
Verb
aisling (present analytic aislingeann, future analytic aislingfidh, verbal noun aisling, past participle aislingthe)
- (rare, literary) dream of, see in a dream; have a vision of, see in a vision
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | aislingim | aislingeann tú; aislingir† | aislingeann sé, sí | aislingimid | aislingeann sibh | aislingeann siad; aislingid† | a aislingeann; a aislingeas / a n-aislingeann*; a n-aislingeas* | aislingtear |
| past | d'aisling mé; d'aislingeas / aisling mé‡; aislingeas‡ | d'aisling tú; d'aislingis / aisling tú; aislingis‡ | d'aisling sé, sí / aisling sé, sí‡ | d'aislingeamar; d'aisling muid / aislingeamar; aisling muid‡ | d'aisling sibh; d'aislingeabhair / aisling sibh; aislingeabhair‡ | d'aisling siad; d'aislingeadar / aisling siad; aislingeadar‡ | a d'aisling / ar aisling* | aislingeadh; haislingeadh† | |
| past habitual | d'aislinginn / aislinginn‡; n-aislinginn‡‡ | d'aislingteá / aislingteá‡; n-aislingteᇇ | d'aislingeadh sé, sí / aislingeadh sé, sí‡; n-aislingeadh sé, s퇇 | d'aislingimis; d'aislingeadh muid / aislingimis; aislingeadh muid‡; n-aislingimis‡‡; n-aislingeadh muid‡‡ | d'aislingeadh sibh / aislingeadh sibh‡; n-aislingeadh sibh‡‡ | d'aislingidís; d'aislingeadh siad / aislingidís; aislingeadh siad‡; n-aislingidís‡‡; n-aislingeadh siad‡‡ | a d'aislingeadh / a n-aislingeadh* | d'aislingtí / aislingtí‡; n-aislingt퇇 | |
| future | aislingfidh mé; aislingfead | aislingfidh tú; aislingfir† | aislingfidh sé, sí | aislingfimid; aislingfidh muid | aislingfidh sibh | aislingfidh siad; aislingfid† | a aislingfidh; a aislingfeas / a n-aislingfidh*; a n-aislingfeas* | aislingfear | |
| conditional | d'aislingfinn / aislingfinn‡; n-aislingfinn‡‡ | d'aislingfeá / aislingfeá‡; n-aislingfeᇇ | d'aislingfeadh sé, sí / aislingfeadh sé, sí‡; n-aislingfeadh sé, s퇇 | d'aislingfimis; d'aislingfeadh muid / aislingfimis‡; aislingfeadh muid‡; n-aislingfimis‡‡; n-aislingfeadh muid‡‡ | d'aislingfeadh sibh / aislingfeadh sibh‡; n-aislingfeadh sibh‡‡ | d'aislingfidís; d'aislingfeadh siad / aislingfidís‡; aislingfeadh siad‡; n-aislingfidís‡‡; n-aislingfeadh siad‡‡ | a d'aislingfeadh / a n-aislingfeadh* | d'aislingfí / aislingfí‡; n-aislingf퇇 | |
| subjunctive | present | go n-aislinge mé; go n-aislingead† | go n-aislinge tú; go n-aislingir† | go n-aislinge sé, sí | go n-aislingimid; go n-aislinge muid | go n-aislinge sibh | go n-aislinge siad; go n-aislingid† | — | go n-aislingtear |
| past | dá n-aislinginn | dá n-aislingteá | dá n-aislingeadh sé, sí | dá n-aislingimis; dá n-aislingeadh muid | dá n-aislingeadh sibh | dá n-aislingidís; dá n-aislingeadh siad | — | dá n-aislingtí | |
| imperative | aislingim | aisling | aislingeadh sé, sí | aislingimis | aislingigí; aislingidh† | aislingidís | — | aislingtear | |
| verbal noun | aisling | ||||||||
| past participle | aislingthe | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡ Dependent form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aisling | n-aisling | haisling | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aislinge”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aislingid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aisling”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 19
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aisling”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aisling” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aisling” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “aisling”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aislinge f (“vision, dream”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʃlɪŋʲɡʲ/; /ˈaʃlɪɲ/; /ˈaʃlɪɡʲ/
Noun
aisling f (genitive singular aislinge, plural aislingean)
- dream, vision
- verbal noun of aisling
Synonyms
- bruadar
Derived terms
- aisling-chadail (“night's dream”)
- aisling-chonnain (“erotic dream”)
Verb
aisling (past aisling, future aislingidh, verbal noun aisling, past participle aislingte)
- (uncommon as a verb) dream
Synonyms
- (more common) bruadair
- bruadaraich