ainbhiosán

Irish

Alternative forms

ainbhfiosán, ainbhiosachán, ainbhfiosachán

Etymology

From Old Irish ainfisán; synchronically, ain- (negative prefix) +‎ fios (“knowledge”) +‎ -án (noun suffix) or ainbhios (“ignorance”) +‎ -án.

Noun

ainbhiosán m (genitive singular ainbhiosáin, nominative plural ainbhiosáin)

ignorant person; ignoramus

Declension

Declension of ainbhiosán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ainbhiosán	ainbhiosáin
Vocative	a ainbhiosáin	a ainbhiosána
Genitive	ainbhiosáin	ainbhiosán
Dative	ainbhiosán	ainbhiosáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-ainbhiosán	na hainbhiosáin
Genitive	an ainbhiosáin	na n-ainbhiosán
Dative	leis an ainbhiosán don ainbhiosán	leis na hainbhiosáin

Related terms

ainbhiosach (“ignorant; stupid”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainbhiosán	n-ainbhiosán	hainbhiosán	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"ainbhiosán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ainfisán”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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