aoibhneas
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish oíbnius, from Old Irish oíbind (compare modern aoibhinn). By surface analysis, aoibhinn + -as.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːvʲnʲəsˠ/
Noun
aoibhneas m (genitive singular aoibhnis or aoibhneasa)
- bliss, delight
Declension
Standard inflection (first declension):
Declension of aoibhneas
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Alternative inflection (third declension):
Declension of aoibhneas
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aoibhneas | n-aoibhneas | haoibhneas | t-aoibhneas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aoibhneas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “oíbnius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aoiḃneas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 32
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 31
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- aimhneas, éibhneas
Etymology
From Middle Irish oíbnius, from Old Irish oíbind (compare modern aoibhinn); synchronically aoibhinn + -as.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɤjɲəs/
Noun
aoibhneas m (genitive singular aoibhneis, plural aoibhneasan)
- gladness, joy, pleasure
Synonyms
- éibhinneachd
Derived terms
- an-aoibhneas
- mór-aoibhneas
- neo-aoibhneas
- ro-aoibhneas
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aoibhneas | n-aoibhneas | h-aoibhneas | t-aoibhneas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “aoibhneas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “oíbnius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language