ainmfhocal

Irish

Etymology

ainm (“name, noun”) +‎ focal (“word”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈanʲəmʲˌɔkəl̪ˠ]

Noun

ainmfhocal m (genitive singular ainmfhocail, nominative plural ainmfhocail)

  1. (grammar) noun, substantive (word describing a person, place, thing, or abstract idea)

Declension
Declension of ainmfhocal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ainmfhocal ainmfhocail
Vocative a ainmfhocail a ainmfhocala
Genitive ainmfhocail ainmfhocal
Dative ainmfhocal ainmfhocail

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ainmfhocal na hainmfhocail
Genitive an ainmfhocail na n-ainmfhocal
Dative leis an ainmfhocal

don ainmfhocal

 leis na hainmfhocail

Derived terms
  • ainmfhocal coitianta (“common noun”)
  • ainmfhocal dílis (“proper noun”)
  • ainmfhocal maise (“mass noun”)
  • ainmfhocal nithiúil (“concrete noun”)
  • ainmfhocal teibí (“abstract noun”)

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

Further reading
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