aoi
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editaoi m (genitive singular aoi, nominative plural aíonna)
- guest, lodger
- knowledgeable person
Declension
editDeclension of aoi
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
edit- aíoch (“hospitable”, adjective)
- aíochtlann f (“guest house”)
- aíocht f (“hospitality”)
- aoi bainise m (“wedding-guest”)
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Irish aí (“poetic inspiration, metrical composition”).
Noun
editaoi m (genitive singular aoi)
Declension
editDeclension of aoi
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 3
editNoun
editaoi
- Only used in ar aoi
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aoi | n-aoi | haoi | t-aoi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oígi (‘stranger, guest’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 aí (‘poetic inspiraton, metrical composition’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aoi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aoi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Japanese
editRomanization
editaoi