Ádhamh

See also: Àdhamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Ádam, from Latin Ādām, Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ, Ἄδαμος (Adám, Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם‎ (ʾāḏām, “person, human”), from אֲדָמָה‎ (ʾăḏāmâ, “earth, soil”).

Proper noun

Ádhamh m (genitive Ádhaimh)

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Adam
  2. (biblical) Adam

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Ádhamh nÁdhamh hÁdhamh tÁdhamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "Ádhamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “Ádam” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “Ádhamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “Ádhamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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