aighneas
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aignes (“arguing, pleading; argument”), from aigne (“one learned in law or in the practice of law; lawyer, advocate, pleader”).
Noun
aighneas m (genitive singular aighnis)
- argument, discussion
- submission (in argument, lawsuit)
- talkativeness; talk, chatter
- address
Declension
Declension of aighneas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- aighneasach, aighneasúil, aighneastúil (“argumentative; talkative”, adjective)
- aighneasacht f (“argumentativeness”)
- aighneasóir m, aighneastóir m (“argumentative person”)
- gearr-aighneas m (“backchat; impudence”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aighneas | n-aighneas | haighneas | t-aighneas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aighneas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aignes” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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