# ainic
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* anaic

### Etymology

From Middle Irish aingid, from Old Irish aingid, from Proto-Celtic *anegeti. The final -c is irregular; normally -gh is expected. It could have arisen from the verbal noun, which normally does have a /k/.

### Verb

ainic (present analytic ainiceann, future analytic ainicfidh, verbal noun anacal, past participle ainicthe)
* (transitive, intransitive) protect, save (ar (“from, against”))

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | ainicim | ainiceann tú; ainicir$^†$ | ainiceann sé, sí | ainicimid | ainiceann sibh | ainiceann siad; ainicid$^†$ | a ainiceann; a ainiceas / a n-ainiceann* | ainictear |
| indicative | past | d'ainic mé; d'ainiceas / ainic mé‡; ainiceas‡ | d'ainic tú; d'ainicis / ainic tú; ainicis‡ | d'ainic sé, sí / ainic sé, sí‡ | d'ainiceamar; d'ainic muid / ainiceamar; ainic muid‡ | d'ainic sibh; d'ainiceabhair / ainic sibh; ainiceabhair‡ | d'ainic siad; d'ainiceadar / ainic siad; ainiceadar‡ | a d'ainic / ar ainic* | ainiceadh; hainiceadh$^†$ |
| indicative | past habitual | d'ainicinn / ainicinn‡; n-ainicinn‡‡ | d'ainicteá / ainicteá‡; n-ainicteá‡‡ | d'ainiceadh sé, sí / ainiceadh sé, sí‡; n-ainiceadh sé, sí‡‡ | d'ainicimis; d'ainiceadh muid / ainicimis; ainiceadh muid‡; n-ainicimis‡‡; n-ainiceadh muid‡‡ | d'ainiceadh sibh / ainiceadh sibh‡; n-ainiceadh sibh‡‡ | d'ainicidís; d'ainiceadh siad / ainicidís; ainiceadh siad‡; n-ainicidís‡‡; n-ainiceadh siad‡‡ | a d'ainiceadh / a n-ainiceadh* | d'ainictí / ainictí‡; n-ainictí‡‡ |
| future | future | ainicfidh mé; ainicfead | ainicfidh tú; ainicfir$^†$ | ainicfidh sé, sí | ainicfimid; ainicfidh muid | ainicfidh sibh | ainicfidh siad; ainicfid$^†$ | a ainicfidh; a ainicfeas / a n-ainicfidh* | ainicfear |
| conditional | conditional | d'ainicfinn / ainicfinn‡; n-ainicfinn‡‡ | d'ainicfeá / ainicfeá‡; n-ainicfeá‡‡ | d'ainicfeadh sé, sí / ainicfeadh sé, sí‡; n-ainicfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | d'ainicfimis; d'ainicfeadh muid / ainicfimis‡; ainicfeadh muid‡; n-ainicfimis‡‡; n-ainicfeadh muid‡‡ | d'ainicfeadh sibh / ainicfeadh sibh‡; n-ainicfeadh sibh‡‡ | d'ainicfidís; d'ainicfeadh siad / ainicfidís‡; ainicfeadh siad‡; n-ainicfidís‡‡; n-ainicfeadh siad‡‡ | a d'ainicfeadh / a n-ainicfeadh* | d'ainicfí / ainicfí‡; n-ainicfí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go n-ainice mé; go n-ainicead$^†$ | go n-ainice tú; go n-ainicir$^†$ | go n-ainice sé, sí | go n-ainicimid; go n-ainice muid | go n-ainice sibh | go n-ainice siad; go n-ainicid$^†$ | — | go n-ainictear |
| subjunctive | past | dá n-ainicinn | dá n-ainicteá | dá n-ainiceadh sé, sí | dá n-ainicimis; dá n-ainiceadh muid | dá n-ainiceadh sibh | dá n-ainicidís; dá n-ainiceadh siad | — | dá n-ainictí |
| imperative | imperative | ainicim | ainic | ainiceadh sé, sí | ainicimis | ainicigí; ainicidh$^†$ | ainicidís | — | ainictear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | anacal | anacal | anacal | anacal | anacal | anacal | anacal | anacal |
| past participle | past participle | ainicthe | ainicthe | ainicthe | ainicthe | ainicthe | ainicthe | ainicthe | ainicthe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡ dependent form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN