inneoir

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of inneoin through dissimilation.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn̠ʲæɾʲ/[1]

Noun

inneoir f (genitive singular inneora, nominative plural inneoracha)

Ulster form of inneoin (“anvil”)

Declension

Declension of inneoir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	inneoir	inneoracha
Vocative	a inneoir	a inneoracha
Genitive	inneora	inneoracha
Dative	inneoir	inneoracha

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an inneoir	na hinneoracha
Genitive	na hinneora	na n-inneoracha
Dative	leis an inneoir don inneoir	leis na hinneoracha

Mutation

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

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “inneoin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “inneoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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