gaineamh
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish gainem (“sand, gravel”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑnʲəvˠ/, /ˈɡɑnʲəvʲ/[1]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲə/[2]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲuː/
Noun
[edit]gaineamh m or f (genitive singular gainimh or gainmhe)
Declension
[edit]Declension of gaineamh
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Alternative declension, feminine
Declension of gaineamh
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- gabhlán gainimh (“sand martin”)
- gaineamh ola (“oil sand”)
- gaineamh tarra (“tar sand”)
- gasail ghainimh (“sand gazelle”)
- maide gainimh (“sand wedge (golf club)”)
- páipéar gainimh (“abrasive paper”)
- pollóg ghainimh (“silver pollock”)
- tarraghaineamh (“tar sand”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gaineamh | ghaineamh | ngaineamh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 54, page 29
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 122
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaineamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN