amóinia

Irish

Alternative forms

• amóin

Etymology

Borrowed from English ammonia, from Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt.

Noun

amóinia f (genitive singular amóinia)

1. (inorganic chemistry) ammonia

Declension

Declension of amóinia

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative amóinia Vocative a amóinia Genitive amóinia Dative amóinia

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an amóinia Genitive na hamóinia Dative leis an amóinia don amóinia

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amóinia”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amóinia”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “amóinia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024