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

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

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

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ainneartn-ainnearth-ainneartt-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], 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
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