ainriail

Irish

Etymology

From ain- +‎ riail (“order”).

Noun

ainriail f (genitive singular ainrialach, nominative plural ainrialacha)

1. lack of discipline
2. anarchy, disorder

   Synonyms: ainrialachas, ainrialtacht

Declension

Declension of ainriail (irregular)

bare forms singular plural nominative ainriail ainrialacha vocative a ainriail a ainrialacha genitive ainrialach ainrialacha dative ainriail ainrialacha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ainriail na hainrialacha genitive na hainrialach na n-ainrialacha dative leis an ainriail don ainriail leis na hainrialacha

Derived terms

• ainrialaí m (“undisciplined, disorderly person; anarchist”)
• ainrialta (“undisciplined, disorderly; anarchical”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainriail

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainriail	n-ainriail	hainriail	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainriail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ainriail”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ainriail”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025