ainbhios
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ainfis m, ainbhes m (“ignorance”).[1] By surface analysis, ain- + fios (“knowledge”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ainbhios m (genitive singular ainbheasa)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ainbhios
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- ainbhiosach (“ignorant”, adjective)
- ainbhiosán m (“ignorant person; ignoramus”)
- dubh-ainbhios m (“gross ignorance”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ainbhios | n-ainbhios | hainbhios | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainfis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 325, page 113
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainbhios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ainḃfios”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 12