ainnir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ainder (non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden), from Proto-Celtic *anderā.

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæn̠ʲəɾˠ/ (corresponding to alternative form ainnear)

Noun

ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, nominative plural ainnireacha)

  1. (poetic) girl, maiden, lass; young woman

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ainnir n-ainnir hainnir not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ainder (non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden), from Proto-Celtic *anderā.

Noun

ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, plural ainnirean)

  1. maiden, virgin
  2. nymph
  3. marriageable woman
  4. young woman

Synonyms

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
  • ainder” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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