aonraic

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːn̪ˠɾˠɪc/

Adjective

aonraic (genitive singular masculine aonraic, genitive singular feminine aonraice, plural aonraice, comparative aonraice)

1. solitary; alone

Declension

Declension of aonraic

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aonraic	aonraic	aonraice
Vocative	aonraic		aonraice
Genitive		aonraice	aonraice	aonraic
Dative	aonraic	aonraic	aonraice
Comparative	níos aonraice
Superlative	is aonraice

Derived terms

• aonracán (“single, solitary person”)
• aonracánach (“alone, solitary”, adjective)
• aonracánacht (“solitariness, aloneness”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aonraic	n-aonraic	haonraic	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aonraic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “solitary”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024