uimhir

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɪvʲəɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞̃vʲəɾʲ/; /ˈɨ̞mʲəɾʲ/ (as if spelled uimir)

Noun

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

1. number

Declension

Declension of uimhir

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative uimhir uimhreacha Vocative a uimhir a uimhreacha Genitive uimhreach uimhreacha Dative uimhir uimhreacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an uimhir na huimhreacha Genitive na huimhreach na n-uimhreacha Dative leis an uimhir don uimhir leis na huimhreacha

• Alternative genitive singular: uimhre

Derived terms

• buanuimhir (“constant number”)
• bunuimhir (“cardinal number; radix”)
• gairmuimhir (“call number”)
• Leabhar na nUimhreacha (“Book of Numbers”)
• orduimhir (“ordinal number”)
• réaduimhir (“real number”)
• uimhir adamhach (“atomic number”)
• uimhir Arabach (“Arabic numeral”)
• uimhir chóimheasta (“rational number”)
• uimhir chorr (“odd number”)
• uimhir chothrom (“even number”)
• uimhir dhéach (“dual number”)
• uimhir éagóimheasta (“irrational number”)
• uimhir ilchodach (“composite number”)
• uimhir iolra (“plural number”)
• uimhir iompair (“transport number”)
• uimhir phríomha (“prime number”)
• uimhir réadach (“real number”)
• uimhir Rómhánach (“Roman numeral”)
• uimhir snáithe (“count (of yarn)”)
• uimhir thagartha (“reference number”)
• uimhir theibí (“abstract number”)
• uimhir theileafóin (“telephone number”)
• uimhir uatha (“singular number”)
• Uimhreacha (“Numbers”)
• uimhrigh (“number”, verb)

 

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uimhir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uimhir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “uimhir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024