óinseach
See also: òinseach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish óinsech (“foolish or giddy woman”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuːnʲʃəχ/[1]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈoːn̠ʲʃa(x)/[2]
Noun
óinseach f (genitive singular óinsí, nominative plural óinseacha)
- (derogatory) foolish woman
Declension
Declension of óinseach
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
óinseach | n-óinseach | hóinseach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 17
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “óinseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “óinsech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “óinseach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “óinseach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.