aonach

English

Noun

aonach (plural aonachs)

  1. (historical) An ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices.

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish óenach (“reunion; popular assembly or gathering”), from óen (“one”).

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh, nominative plural aontaí)

  1. fair
  2. assembly
Declension
Declension of aonach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aonach aontaí
Vocative a aonaigh a aontaí
Genitive aonaigh aontaí
Dative aonach aontaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-aonach na haontaí
Genitive an aonaigh na n-aontaí
Dative leis an aonach

don aonach

 leis na haontaí

Etymology 2

From Old Irish óenach (“injury, wound”).

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh)

  1. fury, rage
Declension
Declension of aonach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative aonach
Vocative a aonaigh
Genitive aonaigh
Dative aonach

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-aonach
Genitive an aonaigh
Dative leis an aonach

don aonach

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

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