ain-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ain"

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anʲ/

Prefix

ain-

  1. slender form of an- (“un-; bad”)

Usage notes

Used before slender vowels and consonants. Lenites initial consonants b, c, f, g, m, p.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ain-
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ain- n-ain- hain- t-ain-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

ain-

  1. slender form of an-1
  2. (rarely) slender form of an-2
    ‎ain- + ‎teas (“heat”) → ‎ain-teas (“inflammation”)
    ‎ain- + ‎teth (“hot”) → ‎ain-teth (“inflamed; scorching”)
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