aonach

English

Etymology

From Irish aonach, from Old Irish óenach, from óen (one).

Noun

aonach (plural aonachs)

  1. (historical) An ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices.

Alternative forms

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈeːn̪ˠəx/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːnˠəx/, (older) /ˈɯːnˠəx/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːnˠa(x)/, (older) /ˈɯːnˠa(x)/[3]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish óenach (reunion; popular assembly or gathering), from óen (one).[4]

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh, nominative plural aontaí)

  1. fair
  2. assembly
Declension
Declension of aonach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative aonach aontaí
vocative a aonaigh a aontaí
genitive aonaigh aontaí
dative aonach aontaí
aontaíbh (archaic)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-aonach na haontaí
genitive an aonaigh na n-aontaí
dative leis an aonach
don aonach
leis na haontaí
Derived terms
  • cainteoir aonaigh (stump orator)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish óenach (injury, wound).[5]

Noun

aonach m (genitive singular aonaigh)

  1. fury, rage
Declension
Declension of aonach (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative aonach
vocative a aonaigh
genitive aonaigh
dative aonach
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-aonach
genitive an aonaigh
dative leis an aonach
don aonach

Mutation

Mutated forms of aonach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aonach n-aonach haonach t-aonach

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 23, page 23
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 249
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 86
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 oenach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 oenach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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