gníomh
See also: gnìomh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish gním,[1] from Proto-Celtic *gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget”). Akin to déan. Compare Scottish Gaelic gnìomh.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟnʲiːvˠ/, [ɟnʲiːə̯vˠ][2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɟɾʲiːvˠ/, [ɟɾʲiːə̯vˠ]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ɟɾʲiːw/, [ɟɾʲĩu][3]
Noun edit
gníomh m (genitive singular gnímh or gníomha, nominative plural gníomhartha or gníomha or gníomhra)
- doing, performing
- action
- act, deed
- (theater) act
- feat, exercise
- (law) fact
- (historical) A division of land equal to the twelfth part of a ploughland.
Declension edit
Declension of gníomh
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- Alternative declension
Declension of gníomh
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Derived terms edit
- ainghníomh
- dea-ghníomh
- gníomh caolaigh (“wattle construction”)
- gníomh creidimh (“act of faith”)
- gníomh Dé (“Act of God”)
- gníomh dóláis (“act of contrition”)
- gníomh gaisce (“feat of arms”)
- gníomh nirt (“feat of strength”)
- gníomh nuachair (“conjugal act”)
- gníomh uchta (“breastwork”)
- gníomhach
- gníomhaigh
- gníomhaire
- Gníomhartha na nAspal
- gníomhas
- grásta gnímh (“actual grace”)
- macghníomh
- peaca gnímh (“actual sin”)
Descendants edit
- → English: gneeve
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gníomh | ghníomh | ngníomh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gním”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 63
Further reading edit
- “gníomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gníoṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 374
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “gníoṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Entries containing “gníomh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gníomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gníomh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.