aimhleas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aimles m (“harm”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːlʲəsˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑvl̠ʲas/, /ˈɑvlas/, /ˈavl̠ʲas/, /ˈavlas/

Noun

aimhleas m (genitive singular aimhleasa or aimhlis)

1. harm, detriment; evil

Declension

Declension of aimhleas (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aimhleas vocative a aimhleas genitive aimhleasa dative aimhleas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-aimhleas genitive an aimhleasa dative leis an aimhleas don aimhleas

Derived terms

• aimhleasach (“harmful, detrimental; misguided”, adjective)
• aimhleasta (“misguided; wild, unruly”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aimhleas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aimhleas	n-aimhleas	haimhleas	t-aimhleas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aimles”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiṁleas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 11
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 13
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aimhleas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 70

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aimles m (“disadvantage, harm, mischief; evil report, false charge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈãĩləs̪/

Noun

aimhleas m (genitive singular aimhleis, no plural)

1. harm, bane, ruin, mischief, misfortune

Mutation

Mutation of aimhleas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aimhleas	n-aimhleas	h-aimhleas	t-aimhleas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aimhleas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aimles”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language