achainí
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /axəˈnʲiː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈaxənʲiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaxənʲi/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish athchuingid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic athchuinge.
Noun
achainí f (genitive singular achainí, nominative plural achainíocha)
- verbal noun of achainigh
- request, entreaty, petition
- Synonym: impí
Declension
Declension of achainí
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
- achaine
- athchuinge, athchuinghe (obsolete)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “achainí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “achainí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “achainí” 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 32
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
achainí f pl
- plural of achaine
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
achainí | n-achainí | hachainí | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |