ainscian

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainscéan f
• ainsciath f, ansciath f

Etymology

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Noun

ainscian f (genitive singular ainscéine)

1. wildness, fury
2. violent, belligerent person

   ainscian de dhuine ― wild, violent, person

   ainscian mná ― virago

Declension

Declension of ainscian (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ainscian vocative a ainscian genitive ainscéine dative ainscian forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ainscian genitive na hainscéine dative leis an ainscian don ainscian

Synonyms

• ainsciantacht f

Derived terms

• ainscianta (“wild, furious”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainscian

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