ainian

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνιόν (anión, “(thing) going up”), neuter past participle of ἄνειμι (áneimi, “go up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) (see ana-) + εἶμι (eîmi, “go”).

Noun

ainian m (genitive singular ainiain, nominative plural ainiain)

(physical chemistry) anion

Declension

Declension of ainian

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ainian	ainiain
Vocative	a ainiain	a ainiana
Genitive	ainiain	ainian
Dative	ainian	ainiain

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-ainian	na hainiain
Genitive	an ainiain	na n-ainian
Dative	leis an ainian don ainian	leis na hainiain

Derived terms

ainianach (“anionic”, adjective)

Mutation

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

References

"ainian" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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