blas.blas.

Irish word

aois

age

nounfeminine/iːʃ/

aois means “age” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /iːʃ/.

Definitions

  • period
  • century
  • old age
  • period of expectation of life

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formaois
Urún-aois
Réamhlitir hhaois
Réamhlitir tt-aois

aois in context

An bhfuil tú deich mbliana d'aois?

Are you ten years old?

B1

Cén aois thú?

How old are you?

A1

“Cén aois atá agat?” - “Tá mé fiche trí mbliana d'aois.”

"How old are you?" "I'm twenty-three years old."

B1

An bhfuil tú seacht mbliana déag d'aois?

Are you 17?

B1

Fuair Dick bás nuair a bhí sé deich mbliana d'aois.

Dick died when he was ten years old.

B2

Topics

Time

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