namhaid

See also: nàmhaid and námhaid

Irish

Alternative forms

• námha, námhaid

Etymology

From Middle Irish náma, from Old Irish námae, from Proto-Celtic *nāmants, traditionally said to be from Proto-Indo-European *ne (“not”) + *h₂em- (“love”) (compare Latin amō), but as that verb root is not otherwise attested in Celtic, this may be a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠəudʲ/, [n̪ˠɑɯ̯dʲ]

Noun

namhaid m or f (genitive singular namhad, nominative plural naimhde)

1. enemy

Declension

Declension of namhaid

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative namhaid naimhde Vocative a namhaid a naimhde Genitive namhad naimhde Dative namhaid naimhde

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an namhaid na naimhde Genitive an namhad na naimhde Dative leis an namhaid don namhaid leis na naimhde

• Alternative genitive plural: namhad

Derived terms

• naimhdeach

Further reading

• “namhaid”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “namhaid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “náma(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “náṁaid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 507
• Entries containing “namhaid” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “namhaid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.