ainspiorad
Irish
Alternative forms
- ainsprid f
Etymology
From Old Irish ainspirut (“evil spirit”); synchronically, ain- (“bad, unnatural”) + spiorad (“spirit”).
Noun
ainspiorad m (genitive singular ainspioraid, nominative plural ainspioraid)
Declension
Declension of ainspiorad
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- An tAinspiorad m (“the Devil”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainspiorad | n-ainspiorad | hainspiorad | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainspiorad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ainspirut” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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