ainbhios

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ainfis (“ignorance”).[1] By surface analysis, ain- +‎ fios (“knowledge”).

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈænʲəʃ/ ~ /ˈænʲɪʃ/ ~ /ˈanʲvʲəsˠ/[2], /ˈanʲəvʲəsˠ/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈenʲəvʲɨsˠ/[4]

Noun

ainbhios m (genitive singular ainbheasa)

  1. ignorance

Declension

Declension of ainbhios (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative ainbhios
vocative a ainbhios
genitive ainbheasa
dative ainbhios
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-ainbhios
genitive an ainbheasa
dative leis an ainbhios
don ainbhios

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ainbhiosach (“ignorant”, adjective)
  • ainbhiosán m (“ignorant person; ignoramus”)
  • dubh-ainbhios m (“gross ignorance”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainbhios
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainbhios n-ainbhios hainbhios not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainfis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 133, page 32
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 325, page 113

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