anchúinse
Irish
Alternative forms
- anachúinse (Munster)
- anchúinsí m
Etymology
an- (“bad, unnatural”) + cúinse (“countenance”)
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /an̪ˠəˈxuːn̠ʲʃə/ (corresponding to the alternative form anachúinse)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈanˠxuːn̠ʲʃə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈanˠxun̠ʲʃə/
Noun
anchúinse m (genitive singular anchúinse, nominative plural anchúinsí)
- monster, freak
- scoundrel
Declension
Declension of anchúinse
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- anchúinseach, anchúinsiúil (“monstrous, abnormal; scoundrelly”, adjective)
- anchúinseacht f (“abnormality, monstrosity”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
anchúinse | n-anchúinse | hanchúinse | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “anchúinse”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “anċúinse”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anchúinse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN