ainmhín
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ainmín (“rough, uneven, harsh, fierce”, adjective). By surface analysis, ain- + mín (“smooth; gentle, courteous”).
Adjective
ainmhín (genitive singular masculine ainmhín, genitive singular feminine ainmhíne, plural ainmhíne, comparative ainmhíne)
Declension
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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainmhín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainmín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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