aoibhinn
Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
aoibhinn (genitive singular feminine aoibhne, plural aoibhne, comparative aoibhne)
- delightful, blissful
- Synonyms: caithiseach, gleoite
Usage notes
Takes the adverbial construction go haoibhinn when used predicatively after a form of bí:
- Bhí an trathnóna go haoibhinn. ― The afternoon was pleasant.
Declension
Related terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aoibhinn | n-aoibhinn | haoibhinn | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "aoibhinn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “oíbind” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aoibhinn | n-aoibhinn | h-aoibhinn | t-aoibhinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “oíbind” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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