aoibhinn
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
aoibhin
=== Etymology ===
From Old Irish oíbind (“pleasant, agreeable, delightful”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈiːvʲɪɲ/
(Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈiːvʲənʲ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːvʲən̠ʲ/
=== Adjective ===
aoibhinn (genitive singular feminine aoibhne, plural aoibhne, comparative aoibhne)
delightful, blissful
Synonyms: caithiseach, gleoite
==== Usage notes ====
Takes the adverbial construction go haoibhinn when used predicatively after a form of bí:
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
aoibhneas
Aoibhinn
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aoibhinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Alternative forms ===
aibhind
=== Etymology ===
From Old Irish oíbind (“pleasant, agreeable, delightful”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɤivɪɲ/
=== Adjective ===
aoibhinn (comparative nas aoibhinne, superlative as aoibhinne)
pleasant, comely
joyful, glad
==== Derived terms ====
an-aoibhinn
=== Noun ===
aoibhinn f
joy
=== Mutation ===
=== Further reading ===
Edward Dwelly (1911), “aoibhinn”, 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), “oíbind”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language