Irish

Noun

aois f ‎(genitive singular aoise, nominative plural aoiseanna)

1. age (of person)

   Cá haois é? Cén aois é?‎ ― What age is he?

   Cárbh aois é?‎ ― What age was he?

2. period of expectation of life
3. old age
4. period, era, age (historical period)

   meán aoiseanna‎ ― Middle Ages

5. century

   Bhí sé ag tús an 18ú aois‎ ― It was at the beginning of the 18th century

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• "aois" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 áes” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish áes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯːʃ]

Noun

aois f ‎(genitive singular aoise, plural aoisean)

1. age

Derived terms

• co-aois
• co-aoiseach
• Na Meadhan-aoisean ‎(“the Middle Ages”)

Mutation

References

• “1 áes” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.