gaineamh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gainem (“sand, gravel”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲəvˠ/, /ˈɡanʲəvʲ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Galway" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Mayo" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲuː/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲu/
Noun
gaineamh m or f (genitive singular gainimh or gainmhe)
Declension
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 gainimh
Derived terms
- gabhlán gainimh (“sand martin”)
- gaineamh ola (“oil sand”)
- gaineamh tarra, tarraghaineamh (“tar sand”)
- gasail ghainimh (“sand gazelle”)
- maide gainimh (“sand wedge”) (golf club)
- páipéar gainimh (“abrasive paper”)
Mutation
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. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaineamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN