annamh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish andam (“lonely; rare”) (compare Scottish Gaelic ainneamh).
Pronunciation edit
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈanəvˠ/, /ˈɑn̪ˠə/
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈan̪ˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈan̪ˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈan̪ˠũ/
Adjective edit
annamh (genitive singular masculine annaimh, genitive singular feminine annaimhe, plural annamha, comparative annaimhe)
Declension edit
Declension of annamh
Derived terms edit
- annamhacht (“rareness, infrequency, rarity”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
annamh | n-annamh | hannamh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “annamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “annam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “annaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 30
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 257
- Entries containing “annamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “annamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 86