ornáid

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ornáid (“ornament”), a late Romance loan-word.

Noun

ornáid f (genitive singular ornáide, nominative plural ornáidí)

  1. (music, etc.) ornament (element of decoration; musical flourish)

Declension
Declension of ornáid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ornáid ornáidí
Vocative a ornáid a ornáidí
Genitive ornáide ornáidí
Dative ornáid ornáidí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ornáid na hornáidí
Genitive na hornáide na n-ornáidí
Dative leis an ornáid

don ornáid

 leis na hornáidí

Derived terms
  • ornáideach (“ornamental; ornate, embellished”, adjective)
  • ornáidigh (“ornament”, transitive verb)
  • ornáideachas m (“ornamentation”)

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

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