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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ain"
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]ain-
- slender form of an- (“un-; bad”)
Usage notes
[edit]Used before slender vowels and consonants. Lenites initial consonants b, c, f, g, m, p.
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ain- | n-ain- | hain- | t-ain- |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ain-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Prefix
[edit]ain-