ainmm

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ainm

Etymology

From Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anʲmʲ/

Noun

ainmm n (genitive anmae, nominative plural anman)

1. name
   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 24a38

     Ní epur a n-anman sund.

     I do not mention their names here.

2. reputation, repute, renown
3. (grammar) noun
   • c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 211b6

     ind anme fil ina chomsuidigud glosses nominis

   • c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 27a9

     nibí dechor etir diall n-anmann ⁊ pronominum

     there is no difference between the declension of nouns and pronouns

Declension

Neuter n-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ainmmN	ainmmN	anmanN
Vocative	ainmmN	ainmmN	anmanN
Accusative	ainmmN	ainmmN	anmanN
Genitive	anmae	anmanN	anmanN
Dative	anmaimL	anmanaib	anmanaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• ainmmnid (“nominative case”)
• ainmmnigidir (“names”, verb)
• ainmmnigud (“act of naming, nominative case”)

Descendants

• Irish: ainm
• Manx: ennym
• Scottish Gaelic: ainm

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ainmm	unchanged	n-ainmm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ainmm”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN