naoi
English
Noun
naoi
Anagrams
Irish
< 8 | 9 | 10 > |
---|---|---|
Cardinal : naoi Ordinal : naoú Personal : naonúr | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish noí (compare Manx nuy), from Proto-Celtic *nawan (compare Welsh naw, Breton nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
Numeral
naoi (triggers eclipsis)
Usage notes
- May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
- naoi gcat ― nine cats
- naoi dtroithe ― nine feet
- naoi n-uaire ― nine times
- When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with nouns modified by adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants:
- naoi gcapall bhána ― nine white horses
- na naoi n-eaglais mhóra ― the nine big churches
- But:
- naoi gcapaill bhána ― nine white horses
- na naoi n-eaglaisí móra ― the nine big churches
- When referring to human beings, the personal form naonúr is used.
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
naoi | not applicable | 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) “naoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “noí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
< 8 | 9 | 10 > |
---|---|---|
Cardinal : naoi Ordinal : naoidheamh | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish noí, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
Numeral
naoi
Derived terms
- naochad (“ninety”) (decimal system)
- naoidheamh (“ninth”)
- naoinear (“nine (persons)”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “naoi”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “noí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- English plurals in -oi with singular in -os
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish terms with homophones
- Irish lemmas
- Irish numerals
- Irish cardinal numbers
- Irish terms with usage examples
- ga:Nine
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic numerals
- Scottish Gaelic cardinal numbers
- gd:Nine