aineolach

Irish

Alternative forms

• aineolgach, aineolgaiseach

Etymology

From Middle Irish aineólach (“ignorant”) (compare Manx anoayllagh), from Old Irish éulach (“knowing”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ eolach (“knowledgeable”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈanˠɔːlˠa(x)/

Adjective

aineolach (genitive singular masculine aineolaigh, genitive singular feminine aineolaí, plural aineolacha, comparative aineolaí)

1. ignorant, uninformed

Declension

Declension of aineolach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	aineolach	aineolach	aineolacha
vocative	aineolaigh		aineolacha
genitive		aineolaí	strong noun	weak noun
			aineolacha	aineolach
dative	aineolach	aineolach; aineolaigh (archaic)	aineolacha
Comparative	níos aineolaí
Superlative	is aineolaí

Related terms

• aineolaí m (“ignorant, inexperienced, person”)
• aineolas m (“ignorance; inexperience”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aineolach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aineolach	n-aineolach	haineolach	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

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aineolach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 13
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aineolach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aineolach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aineolach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aineólach (“ignorant, unlearned, unskilled”), synchronically ain- +‎ eòlach (“knowing, acquainted, cunning, skilled, expert; intelligent”).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈãɲal̪ˠəx/

Adjective

aineolach (comparative aineolaiche)

1. ignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned, undiscerning

Related terms

• aineol (“foreigner, stranger; state of unfamiliarity/unacquaintance”)
• aineolas (“ignorance”)

Mutation

Mutation of aineolach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aineolach	n-aineolach	h-aineolach	t-aineolach

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aineolach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aineólach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language