ainmhín
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ainmín (“rough, uneven, harsh, fierce”, adjective), synchronically analyzable as ain- + mín (“smooth; gentle, courteous”).
Adjective
ainmhín (genitive singular masculine ainmhín, genitive singular feminine ainmhíne, plural ainmhíne, comparative ainmhíne)
Declension
Declension of ainmhín
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainmhín | ainmhín | ainmhíne | |
| Vocative | ainmhín | ainmhíne | ||
| Genitive | ainmhíne | ainmhíne | ainmhín | |
| Dative | ainmhín | ainmhín | ainmhíne | |
| Comparative | níos ainmhíne | |||
| Superlative | is ainmhíne | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainmhín | n-ainmhín | hainmhín | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainmhín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ainmín” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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