almóinn

Irish

Alternative forms

  • almóid

Etymology

From Middle Irish almont, from Anglo-Norman almande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of unknown origin.

Noun

almóinn f (genitive singular almóinne, nominative plural almóinní)

  1. almond

Declension

Mutation

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

References

  • "almóinn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • almont” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “almóinn” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
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