acmhainn
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish accmaing (“encompassing”),[1] from Old Irish accmac, verbal noun of ad·cumaing (“reaches, extends to, attains to”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈaxvˠən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈakuːn̠ʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈakun̠ʲ/;[2] /ˈaxwən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)
Noun edit
acmhainn f (genitive singular acmhainne)
Declension edit
Declension of acmhainn
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- anacmhainn f (“weakness; lack of means”)
- acmhainneach (“strong, able to endure; substantial, well-to-do”, adjective)
- acmhainneacht f (“potential; ability; adequacy”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| acmhainn | n-acmhainn | hacmhainn | not applicable |
| 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), “accmaing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acmhainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “acmhainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “acmhainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.