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aonar

aonar

Irish

Noun

aonar m (genitive singular aonair)

  1. (literary) one, lone, person
  2. (with i and possessive pronoun) aloneness, solitariness
    Tá sí ina haonar.
    She is alone.
  3. (in genitive) single, solitary

Declension

Usage notes

The meaning "alone" is achieved by combining this noun with the preposition i (in) and the possessive determiner agreeing with the person of whom being alone is predicated, as:

  • Rinne mé i m’aonar é. ― I did it alone.
  • Tá tú i do chónaí i d’aonar. ― You (singular) are living alone.
  • Bhí sé ina aonar. ― He was alone.
  • Tá sí ina haonar. ― She is alone.
  • Chuaimid ansin inár n-aonar. ― We went there alone.
  • Bhí sibh ag canadh in bhur n-aonar. ― You (plural) were singing alone.
  • Tá siad ag siúl ina n-aonar. ― They are walking alone.

Derived terms

  • aonarach (single, solitary, lone; isolated, adj)
  • aonaracht f (singularity, solitude)
  • aonarán m (single, solitary person)
  • comhrac aonair m (duel)

Mutation

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

References

  • "aonar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • oenar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish oenar m (a single individual, one alone), a compound of óen (one) + fer m (man).

Noun

aonar m

  1. one

Usage notes

  • Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
  • Usually used together with a prepositional pronoun derived from an (in) to express exclusiveness, loneliness etc:
    rinn i seo na h-aonar - she did this alone/solo/on her own (literally "she did this in her one")
    bha e na aonar - he was alone (literally "he was in his one")
    tha mi a' fuireach nam aonar - I live alone (literally "I am living in my one")

Related terms

Mutation

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

References

  • oenar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.