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aois.

age (of person)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/iːʃ/Connacht, Munster/iːʃ/Ulster/ɯːʃ/Ulster

  1. age (of person)

    feminine
    Cá haois é? Cén aois é?
    Cárbh aois é?

  2. period of expectation of life

    feminine

  3. old age

    feminine

  4. period, era, age (historical period)

    feminine
    meán aoiseanna

  5. century

    feminine
    Bhí sé ag tús na 18ú haoise
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish áes, from Proto-Celtic *aiwestom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-. Cognate with Latin aevum, Sanskrit आयुस् (ā́yus).

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