aoine

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish aín, aíne (fast, period of fasting) (originally as an ascetic practice, as opposed to troscad (coercive fasting)), from Latin ieiūnium (fast).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aoine f (genitive singular aoine, nominative plural aointe)

  1. (archaic) fast, fasting (period of abstaining from food or drink); shortage, deficiency; scarcity, want
    Synonym: troscadh
  2. (archaic) abstinence

Declension

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Alternative forms

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  • (fast, fasting; shortage, deficiency; scarcity, want): aoineadh

Derived terms

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See also

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aoine n-aoine haoine 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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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish aín, aíne (fast, period of fasting).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aoine f (genitive singular aoine, plural aoine)

  1. fast, fast day
  2. diet
    O aoine gu anmhainn.Too much dieting is a bad thing.
  3. Alternative form of Dihaoine.
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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aoine n-aoine h-aoine t-aoine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.