ailím

See also: áilim

Irish

Alternative forms

• ailiam m

Etymology

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Noun

ailím f (genitive singular ailím)

1. (chemistry) alum

Declension

Declension of ailím

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ailím Vocative a ailím Genitive ailím Dative ailím

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ailím Genitive na hailím Dative leis an ailím don ailím

Synonyms

• alúm m

Derived terms

• clochailím (“rock-alum”)

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailím”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN