álainn
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish álaind (“beautiful, fine, lovely”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈɑːl̪ˠɪɲ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈɑːl̪ˠənʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑːliːn̠ʲ/[2]
- (Connemara, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɑːlˠən̠ʲ/, /ˈɑːl̪ˠən̠ʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaːlˠən̠ʲ/, /ˈaːl̪ˠən̠ʲ/
Adjective
[edit]álainn (genitive singular masculine álainn, genitive singular feminine áille, plural áille, comparative áille)
Usage notes
[edit]Takes the adverbial construction go hálainn when used predicatively after a form of bí:
- Tá an crann seo go hálainn.
- This tree is beautiful.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | álainn | álainn | áille | |
| vocative | álainn | áille | ||
| genitive | áille | áille | álainn | |
| dative | álainn | álainn | áille | |
| Comparative | níos áille | |||
| Superlative | is áille | |||
Synonyms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| álainn | n-álainn | hálainn | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “álaind”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 15
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “álainn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 23
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “álainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “álainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “álainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024