FromOld Irisháes, fromProto-Celtic*aiwestom, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ey-. Cognate withLatinaevum,Sanskritआयुस्(ā́yus).
aois f (genitive singularaoise,nominative pluralaoiseanna)
- age(of person)
- Cá haois é? Cénaois é? ―How old is he? (lit. Whatage is he?)
- Cárbhaois é? ―How old was he? (lit. Whatage was he?)
- period ofexpectation oflife
- old age
- period,era, age(historical period)
- meánaoiseanna ―MiddleAges
- century
- Bhí sé ag tús na 18ú haoise ―It was at the beginning of the 18thcentury
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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FromOld Irisháes.
aois f (genitive singularaoise,pluralaoisean)
- age
- dè anaois a tha thu? ―how old are you?
- seann-aois ―oldage
- cha tig anaois leatha fhèin ―oldage doesn't come alone
- tha anaois a' laighe oirre ―she isshowing herage
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
