ainbhios
Irish
Alternative forms
- ainbhfios (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish ainfis m, ainbhes m (“ignorance, lack of knowledge or information”), synchronically analyzable as ain- + fios (“knowledge”).
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈænəʃ/, /ˈænɪʃ/, /ˈanvʲəsˠ/
Declension
Declension of ainbhios
Third 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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Synonyms
Derived terms
- ainbhiosach (“ignorant”, adjective)
- ainbhiosán m (“ignorant person; ignoramus”)
- dubh-ainbhios m (“gross ignorance”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainbhios | n-ainbhios | hainbhios | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainbhios" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ainfis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ainḃfios” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 25.
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