Aoine
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See also: aoine
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From aoine (“fasting”), from the traditional Roman Catholic practice of fasting and abstaining from meat on Fridays.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Aoine f (genitive singular Aoine, nominative plural Aointe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Aoine
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- Dé hAoine (“on Friday”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Aoine | nAoine | hAoine | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also[edit]
- (days of the week) Domhnach, Luan, Máirt, Céadaoin, Déardaoin, Aoine, Satharn (Category: ga:Days of the week) [edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Aoine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Aoine”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 33
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Aoine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Aoine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45