ainm

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Contents 1 Irish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.3.2 Mutation 2 Old Irish 2.1 Noun 3 Scottish Gaelic 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

Old Irish ainm, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (“‘name’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈanʲəmʲ]

[edit] Noun

ainm m.

1. name

[edit] Declension

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ainm ainmneacha Vocative a ainm a ainmneacha Genitive ainm ainmneacha Dative ainm ainmneacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainm na hainmneacha Genitive an ainm na n-ainmneacha Dative leis an n-ainm don ainm leis na hainmneacha

[edit] Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h prefix	with t- prefix
ainm	n-ainm	hainm	t-ainm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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[edit] Old Irish

[edit] Noun

ainm n.

1. Alternative spelling of ainmm.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Etymology

Old Irish ainm, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (“‘name’”).

[edit] Noun

ainm m. (genitive ainme, plural ainmean, also ainmeannan)

1. name

[edit] Derived terms

• ainm-chlàr
• ainmeil
• ainmich
• frith-ainm