oiliúint

Irish

Alternative forms

• oileamhaint (superseded)
• oiliúin, oilíocht

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈlʲuːnʲtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlʲunʲ/ (corresponding to the alternative form oiliúin)

Noun

oiliúint f (genitive singular oiliúna)

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

Declension

Declension of oiliúint (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative oiliúint vocative a oiliúint genitive oiliúna dative oiliúint forms with the definite article case singular nominative an oiliúint genitive na hoiliúna dative leis an oiliúint don oiliúint

Derived terms

• cluasoiliúint f (“aural training, ear training”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of oiliúint

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