admhaigh
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish atmai(gi)d, a late form of Old Irish ad·daim (“to acknowledge”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
admhaigh (present analytic admhaíonn, future analytic admhóidh, verbal noun admháil, past participle admhaithe) (transitive, intransitive)
- acknowledge, admit, own to be
- acknowledge receipt of
- confess
Conjugation edit
conjugation of admhaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
admhaigh | n-admhaigh | hadmhaigh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “admhaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “atmai(gi)d”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ad·daim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “admhaigh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “admhaigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.