áin

áin

See also: ain, Ain, aiŋ, -ain, a in, ain', and ain-

Icelandic

Noun

áin f

1. definite nominative singular of á

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish áin f (“act of driving (animals etc.)”).

Noun

áin f (genitive singular áine)

1. (literary) (act of) driving

Declension

Declension of áin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative áin Vocative a áin Genitive áine Dative áin

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an áin Genitive na háine Dative leis an áin don áin

Noun

áin

1. Alternative form of áil (“desire, wish”)

Mutation

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

References

• "áin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.