ainmní

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ainmmnid (“nominative case”), from ainmm (“name”) (modern ainm), calqued on Latin nōminātīvus.

Noun

ainmní m (genitive singular ainmní)

  1. (grammar) subject
Declension

Etymology 2

Adjective

ainmní f sg

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

Mutation

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

Further reading

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