áinsí

See also: ainsi

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish áinsid, a calque of Latin accusātīvus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek αἰτῐᾱτῐκή (aitiātikḗ).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /aːnʲˈʃiː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaːn̠ʲʃiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈæːn̠ʲʃi/

Noun

áinsí m (genitive singular áinsí)

(grammar, linguistics) accusative (case)
Synonym: cuspóireach

Declension

Declension of áinsí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	áinsí
Vocative	a áinsí
Genitive	áinsí
Dative	áinsí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an t-áinsí
Genitive	an áinsí
Dative	leis an áinsí don áinsí

Derived terms

áinsíoch

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áinsí	n-áinsí	háinsí	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 áinsid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áinsí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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