aoine

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish aín, aíne (“fast, period of fasting”) (originally as an ascetic practice, as opposed to troscad (“coercive fasting”)), from Latin ieiūnium (“fast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːnʲə/ === Noun === aoine f (genitive singular aoine, nominative plural aointe) (archaic) fast, fasting (period of abstaining from food or drink); shortage, deficiency; scarcity, want Synonym: troscadh (archaic) abstinence ==== Declension ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== (fast, fasting; shortage, deficiency; scarcity, want): aoineadh ==== Derived terms ==== Aoine f (“Friday”) ==== See also ==== céalacan === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aoine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 aín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish aín, aíne (“fast, period of fasting”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɯːɲə/ === Noun === aoine f (genitive singular aoine, plural aoine) fast, fast day diet O aoine gu anmhainn. ― Too much dieting is a bad thing. Alternative form of Dihaoine. ==== Related terms ==== aoinich (“fall on a Friday”, verb) Rìgh nan Trì Aoineachan (“The Lord”) === Mutation ===