áinsí

See also: ainsi

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish áinsid, a calque of Latin accusātīvus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek αἰτῐᾱτῐκή (aitiātikḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /aːnʲˈʃiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaːn̠ʲʃiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈæːn̠ʲʃi/

Noun

áinsí m (genitive singular áinsí)

1. (grammar, linguistics) accusative (case)

   Synonym: cuspóireach

Declension

Declension of áinsí (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative áinsí vocative a áinsí genitive áinsí dative áinsí forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-áinsí genitive an áinsí dative leis an áinsí don áinsí

Derived terms

• áinsíoch

Mutation

Mutated forms of áinsí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áinsí	n-áinsí	háinsí	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 áinsid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áinsí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN