ainsiléad

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

ainsiléad m (genitive singular ainsiléid, nominative plural ainsiléid)

1. spring balance

   Synonyms: lingchlár, lingmheátán, spriongmheá, stilliúr

Declension

Declension of ainsiléad (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ainsiléad ainsiléid vocative a ainsiléid a ainsiléada genitive ainsiléid ainsiléad dative ainsiléad ainsiléid forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ainsiléad na hainsiléid genitive an ainsiléid na n-ainsiléad dative leis an ainsiléad don ainsiléad leis na hainsiléid

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainsiléad

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainsiléad	n-ainsiléad	hainsiléad	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) “ainsiléad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ainsiléad”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm