aineolach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === aineolgach, aineolgaiseach === Etymology === From Middle Irish aineólach (“ignorant”) (compare Manx anoayllagh), from Old Irish éulach (“knowing”). By surface analysis, ain- +‎ eolach (“knowledgeable”). === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈanˠɔːlˠa(x)/ === Adjective === aineolach (genitive singular masculine aineolaigh, genitive singular feminine aineolaí, plural aineolacha, comparative aineolaí) ignorant, uninformed ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== aineolaí m (“ignorant, inexperienced, person”) aineolas m (“ignorance; inexperience”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aineolach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 13 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aineolach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “aineolach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “aineolach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish aineólach (“ignorant, unlearned, unskilled”), synchronically ain- +‎ eòlach (“knowing, acquainted, cunning, skilled, expert; intelligent”). === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈãɲal̪ˠəx/ === Adjective === aineolach (comparative nas aineolaiche, superlative as aineolaiche) ignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned, undiscerning ==== Related terms ==== aineol (“foreigner, stranger; state of unfamiliarity/unacquaintance”) aineolas (“ignorance”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “aineolach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aineólach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language