ainbheart

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainbert (“evil deed”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ beart (“deed”).

Noun

ainbheart m (genitive singular ainbhirt, nominative plural ainbhearta)

1. evil deed

Declension

Declension of ainbheart

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ainbheart ainbhearta Vocative a ainbhirt a ainbhearta Genitive ainbhirt ainbheart Dative ainbheart ainbhearta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainbheart na hainbhearta Genitive an ainbhirt na n-ainbheart Dative leis an ainbheart don ainbheart leis na hainbhearta

Derived terms

• ainbheartach m (“evil-doer”)
• ainbheartach (“evil-doing”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainbheart	n-ainbheart	hainbheart	t-ainbheart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainbheart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainbert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ainbert (“evil deed”), synchronically ain- (“un-”) +‎ beart (“deed”).

Noun

ainbheart f (genitive singular ainbheirt)

1. misdeed

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainbheart	n-ainbheart	h-ainbheart	t-ainbheart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainbheart”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainbert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language