naoi
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
naoi
AnagramsEdit
IrishEdit
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Cardinal : naoi Ordinal : naoú Personal : naonúr | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish noí (compare Manx nuy), from Proto-Celtic *nowan (compare Welsh naw, Breton nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
naoi (triggers eclipsis)
Usage notesEdit
- 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 termsEdit
MutationEdit
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. |
ReferencesEdit
- 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
Scottish GaelicEdit
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Cardinal: naoi Standalone: a naoi Ordinal: naoidheamh Ordinal abbreviation: 9mh Personal: naoinear Multiplier: naoi-fillte |
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish noí, from Proto-Celtic *nowan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /nɯːi/
- (North Uist, South Harris, South Skye, Wester Ross, East Inverness-shire) IPA(key): /nɯːɣ/ (corresponding to the form naodh)
NumeralEdit
naoi
Derived termsEdit
- naochad (“ninety”) (decimal system)
- naoidheamh (“ninth”)
- naoinear (“nine (persons)”)
ReferencesEdit
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “naoi”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 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