aincheart

Irish

Etymology

ain- +‎ ceart

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑun̪ˠˌçaɾˠt̪ˠ/[1] (as if spelled anncheart)

Noun

aincheart m (genitive singular ainchirt)

  1. injustice

Declension
Declension of aincheart

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative aincheart
Vocative a ainchirt
Genitive ainchirt
Dative aincheart

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-aincheart
Genitive an ainchirt
Dative leis an aincheart

don aincheart

Adjective

aincheart (genitive singular masculine ainchirt, genitive singular feminine ainchirte, plural ainchearta, comparative ainchirte)

  1. unjust

Declension
Declension of aincheart
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative aincheart aincheart ainchearta
Vocative ainchirt ainchearta
Genitive ainchearte ainchearta aincheart
Dative aincheart aincheart;
ainchirt (archaic)		 ainchearta
Comparative níos ainchearte
Superlative is ainchearte

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

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 35

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

ain- +‎ ceart

Adjective

aincheart

  1. iniquitous, unjust

Noun

aincheart m (genitive singular aincheirt)

  1. prank, trick
  2. injustice

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aincheartn-ainchearth-aincheartt-aincheart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aincheart”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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