uimhir

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish uimir, nuimir, from Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɪvʲəɾʲ/

Noun

uimhir f (genitive singular uimhreach or uimhre, nominative plural uimhreacha)

number
1. (grammar) number
2. (arithmetic) digit
  Synonym: digit
3. (mathematics) figure, numeral
  Synonym: figiúr
4. (music) number
  Synonym: dreas
5. count, aggregate

Declension

Declension of uimhir

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	uimhir	uimhreacha
Vocative	a uimhir	a uimhreacha
Genitive	uimhreach	uimhreacha
Dative	uimhir	uimhreacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an uimhir	na huimhreacha
Genitive	na huimhreach	na n-uimhreacha
Dative	leis an uimhir don uimhir	leis na huimhreacha

Alternative genitive singular: uimhre

Derived terms

Terms derived from uimhir

buanuimhir (“constant number”)
bunuimhir (“cardinal number; radix”)
gairmuimhir (“call number”)
orduimhir (“ordinal number”)
réaduimhir (“real number”)
uimhir adamhach (“atomic number”)
uimhir Arabach (“Arabic numeral”)
uimhir chóimheasta (“rational number”)
uimhir chorr (“odd number”)

uimhir chothrom (“even number”)
uimhir dhéach (“dual number”)
uimhir éagóimheasta (“irrational number”)
uimhir ilchodach (“composite number”)
uimhir iolra (“plural number”)
uimhir iompair (“transport number”)
uimhir phríomha (“prime number”)
uimhir réadach (“real number”)

uimhir Rómhánach (“Roman numeral”)
uimhir snáithe (“count”) (of yarn)
uimhir thagartha (“reference number”)
uimhir theibí (“abstract number”)
uimhir theileafóin (“telephone number”)
uimhir uatha (“singular number”)
Uimhreacha, Leabhar na nUimhreacha (“Book of Numbers”)
uimhrigh (“number”, verb)

Mutation

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

Further reading

"uimhir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “uimhir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “uimhir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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