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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ainmm,[1] from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈanʲəmʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈænəmʲ/[2]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈænʲəmʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɛnʲəmʲ/[3]
Noun
[edit]ainm m or f (genitive singular ainm or ainme, nominative plural ainmneacha or ainmne or ainmneanna)
Usage notes
[edit]- When applied to a person, ainm can signify either the whole name or specifically the first name, the word for surname being sloinne, hence the common phrase ainm agus sloinne (“first name and last name”). The terms ainm baiste (“baptismal name”) and céadainm (“first name”) can also be used to indicate the first name specifically as opposed to the surname.
Declension
[edit]Declension of ainm
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative declension, feminine
Declension of ainm
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative plural forms: ainmne, ainmneanna
Synonyms
[edit]- (noun): ainmfhocal m
Derived terms
[edit]- ainm áite
- ainm baiste (“baptismal, Christian, name”)
- ainm bréige
- ainm briathartha
- ainm ceana
- ainm cleite
- ainm dílis (“proper name, noun”)
- ainm iomlán
- ainm muirne (“pet name”)
- ainm teibí (“abstract noun”)
- ainmchlár
- ainmchlásal
- ainmfhocal
- ainmliosta
- ainmnigh
- áitainm
- cad is ainm duit?
- céadainm (“first name”)
- dea-ainm (“good name”)
- in ainm Dé (“for God’s saket:”)
- leasainm
- logainm
- ná baintear an t-ainm den bhairín/bhlonag (“call a spade a spade”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ainm | n-ainm | hainm | t-ainm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainmm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 89, page 36
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ainm”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 13
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ainm”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ainm”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Middle Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ainmm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ainm n or m
- name
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- Boí rí amra for Laignib, .i. Mac Dathó a ainm.
- There was a wonderful king over Leinster; Mac Dathó was his name.
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ainm | unchanged | n-ainm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainmm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
[edit]Noun
[edit]ainm n
- Alternative spelling of ainmm (“name”)
Mutation
[edit]Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ainm (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-ainm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ainmm n, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɛnɛm/, /ɛɲɛm/
- (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA(key): [ãnãm][1]
- (Acharacle, Sutherland) IPA(key): /ɛɾɛm/ (as if spelled airm)
Noun
[edit]ainm m (genitive singular ainme, plural ainmean or ainmeannan)
- name
- Dè an t-ainm a th’ oirbh? ― What is your name?
- denomination
- title
Derived terms
[edit]- ainm àite (“placename”)
- ainm-baistidh (“forename”)
- ainm-chlàr (“catalogue”)
- ainm-chlàr, catalogue, index
- ainm-sgrìobhte (“signature”)
- ainmeil (“famous”)
- ainmich (“name”, verb)
- ainmneach (“nominative”)
- an ainm an àigh (“for goodness' sake”)
- ath-ainm, far-ainm, frith-ainm, leas-ainm, leth-ainm (“nickname”)
- clàr-ainm (“catalogue”)
- dè 'n t-ainm a tha ort, dè 'n t-ainm a tha oirbh? (“what is your name?”)
- deagh-ainm (“good name”)
- droch-ainm (“bad name”)
- foir-ainm (“epithet; pronoun; nickname”)
- frith-ainm (“nickname”)
- geàrr-ainm (“acronym”)
- gnàth-ainm (“usual or common name”)
- tuiseal ainmneach (“nominative case”)
- tùs-ainm (“patronymic”)
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
Further reading
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainm”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainmm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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