agallamh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish acallam, from Old Irish acaldam (“act of addressing, conversation”), verbal noun of ad·gládathar (“addresses, speaks to, converses with”). By surface analysis, agaill + -amh.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
agallamh m (genitive singular agallaimh, nominative plural agallaimh)
Declension edit
Declension of agallamh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- imagallamh (“mutual discourse, conversation”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
agallamh | n-agallamh | hagallamh | t-agallamh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agallamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “acallam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish acallam, from Old Irish acaldam (“act of addressing, conversation”), verbal noun of ad·gládathar (“addresses, speaks to, converses with”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
agallamh m (genitive singular agallaimh, plural agallamhan)
- conferring, arguing, speaking, speech
- conversation
- (mass media) interview
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “agallamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “acallam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language