aoi
See also: AOI and Aoi
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iː/
- Homophones: í, íoth, ithe (Cois Fharraige), oíche (Cois Fharraige), uí, Uí
Etymology 1
From Old Irish oígi.
Noun
aoi m (genitive singular aoi, nominative plural aíonna)
- guest, lodger
- knowledgeable person
Declension
Declension of aoi
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
- aoidhe, aoighe (superseded)
Derived terms
- aíoch (“hospitable”, adjective)
- aíochtlann f (“guest house”)
- aíocht f (“hospitality”)
- aoi bainise m (“wedding-guest”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish aí (“poetic inspiration, metrical composition”).
Noun
aoi m (genitive singular aoi)
- (literary, literature) a metrical composition
Declension
Declension of aoi
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
|
Noun
aoi
- Only used in ar aoi
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aoi | n-aoi | haoi | t-aoi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “oígi (‘stranger, guest’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 aí (‘poetic inspiraton, metrical composition’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “aoi” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aoi” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Japanese
Romanization
aoi
- Rōmaji transcription of あおい