aimitis

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ametis, from Old French ametiste via English, or directly from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “not drunk”).

Noun

aimitis f (genitive singular aimitise, nominative plural aimitisí)

amethyst (gemstone, colour)

Declension

Declension of aimitis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aimitis	aimitisí
Vocative	a aimitis	a aimitisí
Genitive	aimitise	aimitisí
Dative	aimitis	aimitisí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an aimitis	na haimitisí
Genitive	na haimitise	na n-aimitisí
Dative	leis an aimitis don aimitis	leis na haimitisí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aimitis	n-aimitis	haimitis	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"aimitis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“ametis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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