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ainm

IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish ainmm, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): [ˈanʲəmʲ]

NounEdit

ainm m (genitive ainm, plural ainmneacha)

name

DeclensionEdit

Declension of ainm

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ainm	ainmneacha
Vocative	a ainm	a ainmneacha
Genitive	ainm	ainmneacha
Dative	ainm	ainmneacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-ainm	na hainmneacha
Genitive	an ainm	na n-ainmneacha
Dative	leis an ainm don ainm	leis na hainmneacha

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

ainm bréige (“pseudonym, assumed name; pen name, nom de plume”)

ainm cleite (“pen name, nom de plume”)

ainm iomlán (“full name”)

ainmchlár (“nameplate”)

ainmfhocal (“noun”)

ainmneach (“nominative”)

ainmneoir (“denominator”)

ainmníocht (“nomenclature”)

ainmnigh (“to name”)

ainmnitheach (“nominee”)

ainmnitheoir (“nominator”)

leasainm (“nickname”)

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainm	n-ainm	hainm	t-ainm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old IrishEdit

NounEdit

ainm n

Alternative spelling of ainmm

Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish ainmm, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

NounEdit

ainm m (genitive ainme, plural ainmean, also ainmeannan)

name

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

ainm àite - placename
ainm-baistidh - forename
ainm-chlàr - catalogue
ainmeil - famous
ainmich - name (verb)
ainmneach - nominative

ainm-sgrìobhte - signature
an ainm an àigh - for goodness' sake
dè 'n t-ainm a tha ort, dè 'n t-ainm a tha oirbh? - what is your name?
frith-ainm - nickname
geàrr-ainm - acronym
tuiseal ainmneach - nominative case

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