aontíos

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From aon- +‎ tíos (“domestic establishment, household, home”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːn̪ˠt̪ˠiəsˠ/[1]

Noun

aontíos m (genitive singular aontís)

  1. cohabitation
    An bhfuil siad in aontíos anois? ― Are they cohabiting now?

Declension
Declension of aontíos

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative aontíos
Vocative a aontís
Genitive aontís
Dative aontíos

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-aontíos
Genitive an aontís
Dative leis an aontíos

don aontíos

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aontíos n-aontíos haontíos t-aontíos
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aontíos”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “cohabit”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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