ainm
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ainmm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈanʲəmʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈænəmʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈænʲəmʲ/
Noun
ainm m, f (genitive singular ainm or ainme, nominative plural ainmneacha or ainmne or ainmneanna)
Declension
Declension of ainm
Fourth declension
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Alternative declension, feminine
Declension of ainm
Second declension
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Alternative plural forms: ainmne, ainmneanna
Synonyms
- (noun): ainmfhocal m
Usage notes
- When applied to a person, ainm can signify either the whole name or specifically the first name, the word for surname being sloinne, hence the common phrase ainm agus sloinne (“first name and last name”). The terms ainm baiste (“baptismal name”) and céadainm (“first name”) can also be used to indicate the first name specifically as opposed to the surname.
Derived terms
Terms derived from ainm
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainm | n-ainm | hainm | t-ainm |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “ainmm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ainm” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 13.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 25.
- "ainm" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “ainm” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ainm” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Noun
ainm n
- Alternative spelling of ainmm (“name”)
References
- “ainmm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- airm (Sutherland)
Etymology
From Old Irish ainmm n, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Noun
ainm m (genitive singular ainme, plural ainmean or ainmeannan)
Derived terms
Terms derived from ainm
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References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “ainmm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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