ainm

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainmm n or m, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈanʲəmʲ/

Noun

1. name
2. reputation
3. (grammar) noun

Declension

Standard

Declension of ainm

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ainm ainmneacha Vocative a ainm a ainmneacha Genitive ainm ainmneacha Dative ainm ainmneacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainm na hainmneacha Genitive an ainm na n-ainmneacha Dative leis an ainm don ainm leis na hainmneacha

Nonstandard, feminine

Declension of ainm

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ainm ainmneacha Vocative a ainm a ainmneacha Genitive ainme ainmneacha Dative ainm ainmneacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ainm na hainmneacha Genitive na hainme na n-ainmneacha Dative leis an ainm don ainm leis na hainmneacha

Synonyms

• (noun): ainmfhocal m

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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Old Irish

Noun

ainm n

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative spelling of ainmm (“name”)

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• airm (Sutherland)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Irish ainmm n or m, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *anman, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Noun

ainm m (genitive singular ainme, plural ainmean or ainmeannan)

1. name

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainm”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language