namhaid
Irish
Alternative forms
- námha, námhaid
Etymology
From Old Irish námae, from Proto-Celtic *nāmants, traditionally said to be from Proto-Indo-European *ne (“not”) + *h₂em- (“love”) (compare Latin amō), but as that verb root is not otherwise attested in Celtic, this may be a folk etymology.[1]
Noun
namhaid m, f (genitive singular namhad, nominative plural naimhde)
Declension
Declension of namhaid
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive plural: namhad
References
- ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 283
Further reading
- "namhaid" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “náma(e)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “náṁaid” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 507.
- Entries containing “namhaid” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “namhaid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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