naoi
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]naoi
Anagrams
[edit]Irish
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Cardinal : naoi Ordinal : naoú Personal : naonúr | ||
Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish noí[1] (compare Manx nuy), from Proto-Celtic *nowan (compare Welsh naw, Breton nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
[edit]Numeral
[edit]naoi (triggers eclipsis)
Usage notes
[edit]- May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
- naoi gcat ― nine cats
- naoi dtroithe ― nine feet
- naoi n-éin ― nine birds
- When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants:
- naoi gcapall bhána ― nine white horses
- na naoi n-eaglais mhóra ― the nine big churches
- But:
- naoi gcapaill bhána ― nine white horses
- na naoi n-eaglaisí móra ― the nine big churches
- When referring to human beings, the personal form naonúr is used.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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naoi | not applicable | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “noí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 325, page 113
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “naoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
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Cardinal: naoi Standalone: a naoi Ordinal: naoidheamh Ordinal abbreviation: 9mh Personal: naoinear Multiplier: naoi-fillte |
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish noí, from Proto-Celtic *nowan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /n̪ˠɤ̃ĩɣ/[1] (corresponding to the form naoidh)
- (Harris, North Uist, Skye, Wester Ross, east Inverness-shire) IPA(key): /n̪ˠɯːɣ/[2] (corresponding to the form naodh)
- (South Uist, Barra, Islay) IPA(key): /n̪ˠɯːj/
Numeral
[edit]naoi
Derived terms
[edit]- naochad (“ninety”) (decimal system)
- naoidheamh (“ninth”)
- naoinear (“nine (persons)”)
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
Further reading
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911) “naoi”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “noí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish terms with homophones
- Irish lemmas
- Irish numerals
- Irish cardinal numbers
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic numerals
- Scottish Gaelic cardinal numbers
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