áin

See also: ain, Ain, aiŋ, -ain, a in, ain', and ain-

Icelandic

Noun

áin f

  1. definite nominative singular of á

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish áin f (“act of driving (animals etc.)”).

Noun

áin f (genitive singular áine)

  1. (literary) (act of) driving
Declension
Declension of áin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative áin
Vocative a áin
Genitive áine
Dative áin

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an áin
Genitive na háine
Dative leis an áin

don áin

Etymology 2

Noun

áin

  1. Alternative form of áil (“desire, wish”)

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

References
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