ailm

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ailm (“pine; the letter A in Ogham”).

Noun

ailm f (genitive singular ailme, nominative plural ailmí)

  1. (literary) pine (tree of the genus Pinus)
  2. the letter A in the Ogham alphabet

Declension
Declension of ailm

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ailm ailmí
Vocative a ailm a ailmí
Genitive ailme ailmí
Dative ailm ailmí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ailm na hailmí
Genitive na hailme na n-ailmí
Dative leis an ailm

don ailm

 leis na hailmí

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ailm n-ailm hailm not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "ailm" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “ailm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ailm.

Noun

ailm f (genitive singular ailme, plural ailmean)

  1. elm

Synonyms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ailmn-ailmh-ailmt-ailm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “ailm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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