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

• Aoine an Chéasta
• aointeach

 

Related terms

• Dé hAoine (“on Friday”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Aoine

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aoine	nAoine	hAoine	not applicable

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

See also

• (days of the week) Domhnach,‎ Luan,‎ Máirt,‎ Céadaoin,‎ Déardaoin,‎ Aoine,‎ Satharn ^{(Category: ga:Days of the week) [edit]}

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Aoine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Aoine”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 33
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Aoine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Aoine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45