Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish uimir, a rebracketing of nuimir, from Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uimhir f (genitive singular uimhreach or uimhre, nominative plural uimhreacha)

  1. number

Declension

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  • Alternative genitive singular: uimhre

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 133, page 69
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 106

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