airnaide
Old Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈœr.n̪ə.ðʲe/
- (Blasse) [ˈœr.n̪ɪ.ðʲe]
- (Griffith) [ˈœr.n̪ɨ.ðʲe]
Noun
airnaide n
- verbal noun of ar·neät: waiting
- c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 7, pages 115-179:
- Bui alaili caildech doim oc ernaide Duiblittri isind faichti do guide do-som con·atallad hillis callech.
- There was a certain poor old woman waiting for Dublitir in the field, praying for him to let her sleep in the nuns’ hostel.
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | airnaideN | — | — |
| vocative | airnaideN | — | — |
| accusative | airnaideN | — | — |
| genitive | airnaidiL | — | — |
| dative | airnaidiuL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| airnaide (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
airnaide | n-airnaide |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “airnaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language