ainmhí

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ainmide (“living creature, animal, beast”, literally “having the breath of life, animated”), from ainim(m) (“soul, life”).

Noun

ainmhí m (genitive singular ainmhí, nominative plural ainmhithe)

  1. animal
  2. brute, monster
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Etymology 2

Adjective

ainmhí

  1. genitive singular feminine of ainmheach
  2. comparative degree of ainmheach

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ainmhí n-ainmhí hainmhí t-ainmhí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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