naoi
English edit
Noun edit
naoi
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
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Cardinal : naoi Ordinal : naoú Personal : naonúr | ||
Etymology edit
From Old Irish noí (compare Manx nuy), from Proto-Celtic *nowan (compare Welsh naw, Breton nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
naoi (triggers eclipsis)
Usage notes edit
- May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
- naoi gcat ― nine cats
- naoi dtroithe ― nine feet
- naoi n-éin ― nine times
- When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants:
- naoi gcapall bhána ― nine white horses
- na naoi n-eaglais mhóra ― the nine big churches
- But:
- naoi gcapaill bhána ― nine white horses
- na naoi n-eaglaisí móra ― the nine big churches
- When referring to human beings, the personal form naonúr is used.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
naoi | not applicable | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “naoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “noí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87
Scottish Gaelic edit
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Cardinal: naoi Standalone: a naoi Ordinal: naoidheamh Ordinal abbreviation: 9mh Personal: naoinear Multiplier: naoi-fillte |
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish noí, from Proto-Celtic *nowan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /nɯːi/
- (North Uist, South Harris, South Skye, Wester Ross, East Inverness-shire) IPA(key): /nɯːɣ/ (corresponding to the form naodh)
Numeral edit
naoi
Derived terms edit
- naochad (“ninety”) (decimal system)
- naoidheamh (“ninth”)
- naoinear (“nine (persons)”)
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “naoi”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “noí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language