neamh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish nem,[1] from Proto-Celtic *nemos (“heaven, sky”),[2] from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos. Cognate with Breton neñv, Cornish nev and Welsh nef.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /nʲavˠ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /n̠ʲavˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /n̠ʲaw/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /n̠ʲãuh/[3]
Noun edit
neamh f (genitive singular neimhe or nimhe)
Declension edit
Declension of neamh
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative declension:
Declension of neamh
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 nem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*nemos-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 288
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 77
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “neaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society