acmhainn
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish accmaing (“encompassing”),[1] from Old Irish accmac, verbal noun of ad·cumaing (“reaches, extends to, attains to”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈaxvˠən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈakuːn̠ʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈakun̠ʲ/;[2] /ˈaxwən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)
Noun
[edit]acmhainn f (genitive singular acmhainne)
Declension
[edit]Declension of acmhainn
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- anacmhainn f (“weakness; lack of means”)
- acmhainneach (“strong, able to endure; substantial, well-to-do”, adjective)
- acmhainneacht f (“potential; ability; adequacy”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
acmhainn | n-acmhainn | hacmhainn | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “accmaing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acmhainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “acmhainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “acmhainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024