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aoibhneas
aoibhneas
Irish
Noun
aoibhneas m (genitive singular aoibhnis)
Declension
Declension of aoibhneas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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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. | |||
References
- "aoibhneas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “oíbnius” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish oíbnius, from oíbind (compare modern aoibhinn); synchronically aoibhinn + -as.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɤjɲəs/
Noun
aoibhneas m (genitive singular aoibhneis, plural aoibhneasan)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- an-aoibhneas (“woe, sadness, sorrow, grief, misery, discomfort”)
- mór-aoibhneas (“great joy”)
- neo-aoibhneas (“sadness, sorrow, gloom”)
- ro-aoibhneas (“great joy or gladness”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “oíbnius” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.