aincis

Irish

Alternative forms

• aingceis
• aingcis

Etymology

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Noun

aincis f (genitive singular aincise)

1. malignancy
2. peevishness

Declension

Declension of aincis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aincis vocative a aincis genitive aincise dative aincis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an aincis genitive na haincise dative leis an aincis don aincis

Derived terms

• ainciseach (“malignant; peevish”, adjective)
• ainciseoir m (“peevish person”)
• sceith aincise

Mutation

Mutated forms of aincis

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aincis	n-aincis	haincis	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aincis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN