aosánach

Irish

Etymology

From aois (“age”) +‎ -án + -ach.

Noun

aosánach m (genitive singular aosánaigh, nominative plural aosánaigh)

1. youth, youngster

   Synonyms: buachaill, giolla, macaomh, ógánach

Declension

Declension of aosánach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aosánach aosánaigh Vocative a aosánaigh a aosánacha Genitive aosánaigh aosánach Dative aosánach aosánaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aosánach na haosánaigh Genitive an aosánaigh na n-aosánach Dative leis an aosánach don aosánach leis na haosánaigh

Related terms

• aosántacht f (“youthfulness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aosánach	n-aosánach	haosánach	t-aosánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aosánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “aosánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.