ainmhian

Irish

Etymology

ain- (“great”) +‎ mian (“desire”)

Noun

ainmhian f (genitive singular ainmhéine, nominative plural ainmhianta)

1. passion, lust

Declension

Declension of ainmhian (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ainmhian ainmhianta vocative a ainmhian a ainmhianta genitive ainmhéine ainmhianta dative ainmhian ainmhianta forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ainmhian na hainmhianta genitive na hainmhéine na n-ainmhianta dative leis an ainmhian don ainmhian leis na hainmhianta

Derived terms

• ainmhianach (“passionate, lustful”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainmhian

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainmhian	n-ainmhian	hainmhian	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) “ainmhian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN