oiliúint

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish oilemain, ailemain f (nourishment),[1] verbal noun of oilid (to nourish) (from Old Irish ailid). By surface analysis, oil +‎ -úint.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oiliúint f (genitive singular oiliúna)

  1. verbal noun of oil (to nourish)
  2. nutrition, nourishment
  3. nurture, upbringing, fostering care
  4. training, coaching

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oiliúint n-oiliúint hoiliúint not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ailemain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 84
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21

Further reading

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