gaineamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gainem (“sand, gravel”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑnʲəvˠ/, /ˈɡɑnʲəvʲ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanʲə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanʲuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanʲu/

Noun

gaineamh m or f (genitive singular gainimh or gainmhe)

1. sand

Declension

Declension of gaineamh

First declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an gaineamh Genitive an ghainimh Dative leis an ngaineamh don ghaineamh

Alternative declension, feminine

Declension of gaineamh

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gaineamh Vocative a ghaineamh Genitive gainmhe Dative gaineamh gainimh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ghaineamh Genitive na gainmhe Dative leis an ngaineamh leis an ngainimh (archaic, dialectal) don ghaineamh don ghainimh (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

• gabhlán gainimh (“sand martin”)
• gaineamh ola (“oil sand”)
• gaineamh tarra (“tar sand”)
• gasail ghainimh (“sand gazelle”)
• maide gainimh (“sand wedge (golf club)”)
• páipéar gainimh (“abrasive paper”)
• pollóg ghainimh (“silver pollock”)
• tarraghaineamh (“tar sand”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaineamh	ghaineamh	ngaineamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaineamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN