ainmm
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anʲmʲ/
Noun
ainmm n (genitive anmae, nominative plural anman)
- name
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 24a38
- Ní epur a n-anman sund.
- I do not mention their names here.
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 24a38
- reputation, repute, renown
- (grammar) noun
- c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 211b6
- "ind anme fil ina chomsuidigud" glosses nominis
- c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 27a9
- nibí dechor etir diall nanmann ┐ pronominum
- there is no difference between the declension of nouns and pronouns
- c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 211b6
Declension
| Neuter n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ainmmN | ainmmN | anmanL |
| Vocative | ainmmN | ainmmN | anmanL |
| Accusative | ainmmN | ainmmN | anmanL |
| Genitive | anmaeH | anmanN | anmanN |
| Dative | anmaimL | anmanaib | anmanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- ainmmnid (“nominative case”)
- ainmmnigidir (“names”, verb)
- ainmmnigud (“act of naming, nominative case”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ainmm | unchanged | n-ainmm |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “ainmm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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