álainn
See also: alainn and àlainn
Irish
Alternative forms
- áluinn (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish álaind (“beautiful, fine, lovely”).
Pronunciation
- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈɑːl̪ˠɪɲ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈɑːl̪ˠənʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑːliːn̠ʲ/
- (Connemara, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɑːlˠən̠ʲ/, /ˈɑːl̪ˠən̠ʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaːlˠən̠ʲ/, /ˈaːl̪ˠən̠ʲ/
Adjective
álainn (genitive singular masculine álainn, genitive singular feminine áille, plural áille, comparative áille)
- beautiful, fair, lovely
- delightful
Usage notes
Takes the adverbial construction go hálainn when used predicatively after a form of bí:
- Tá an crann seo go hálainn.
- This tree is beautiful.
Declension
Declension of álainn
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | álainn | álainn | áille | |
Vocative | álainn | áille | ||
Genitive | áille | áille | álainn | |
Dative | álainn | álainn | áille | |
Comparative | níos áille | |||
Superlative | is áille |
Synonyms
- (fair): breá, deas
- (beautiful): greanta
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
álainn | n-álainn | hálainn | 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), “álaind”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “álainn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 23
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 15.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “álainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “álainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “álainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 49