almóinn

Irish

Alternative forms

• almóid

Etymology

From Middle Irish almont, from Anglo-Norman almande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɑl̪ˠˈmˠoːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠmˠoːn̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠmˠɔn̠ʲ/

Noun

almóinn f (genitive singular almóinne, nominative plural almóinní)

1. almond

Declension

Declension of almóinn

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative almóinn almóinní Vocative a almóinn a almóinní Genitive almóinne almóinní Dative almóinn almóinní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an almóinn na halmóinní Genitive na halmóinne na n-almóinní Dative leis an almóinn don almóinn leis na halmóinní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
almóinn	n-almóinn	halmóinn	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) “almóinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “almont”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “almóinn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society