Aoine

See also: aoine

Irish

Etymology

From aoine (“fasting”), from the traditional Roman Catholic practice of fasting and abstaining from meat on Fridays.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiːnʲə/

Noun

Aoine f (genitive singular Aoine, nominative plural Aointe)

  1. Friday

Declension
Declension of Aoine

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Aoine Aointe
Vocative a Aoine a Aointe
Genitive Aoine Aointe
Dative Aoine Aointe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Aoine na hAointe
Genitive na hAoine na nAointe
Dative leis an Aoine

don Aoine

 leis na hAointe

Derived terms
  • aointeach (“falling on, pertaining to, Friday”, adjective)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Aoine nAoine hAoine not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Further reading
  • "Aoine" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “Aoine” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • Entries containing “Aoine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “Aoine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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