ainneart

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainnert (“great strength, violence”), from nert (“strength, might, power”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ neart.

Noun

ainneart m (genitive singular ainnirt)

1. overweening strength, violence, oppression

Declension

Declension of ainneart

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ainneart Vocative a ainnirt Genitive ainnirt Dative ainneart

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-ainneart Genitive an ainnirt Dative leis an ainneart don ainneart

Mutation

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

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• aimhneart, aineart

Etymology

From Old Irish ainnert (“great strength, violence”), from nert (“strength, might, power”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ neart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɲəɾʃt̪/

Noun

ainneart m (genitive singular ainneirt, no plural)

1. violence
2. oppression

Derived terms

• ainneartach (“violent; oppressive; overbearing”, adjective)
• ainneartaich (“oppress; gripe, ransack”, verb)
• ainneartair m (“griper; oppressor”)

 

Mutation

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainneart”, 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), “ainnert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language