ailiúnas – Irish noun declension

Irish noun forms of ailiúnas

Noun: ailiúnas

Gender: Masc

Forms without Article

Singular Nominativeailiúnas
Singular Genitiveailiúnais
Plural Nominativeailiúnais
Plural Genitiveailiúnas

Forms with Article

Singular Nominativean t-ailiúnas
Singular Genitivean ailiúnais
Plural Nominativena hailiúnais
Plural Genitivena n-ailiúnas

Sample Sentences

Etymology

From oil (“to nourish”) + -únas, a calque of Latin alimōnia, with alteration of the initial o to a to match the Latin word as well as English alimony. A new formation, as the word does not appear in texts or dictionaries before the mid-20th century. See: English Nouns 'alimony'.

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