annamh
Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
annamh (genitive singular masculine annaimh, genitive singular feminine annaimhe, plural annamha, comparative annaimhe)
- rare, infrequent
- (literary) lonely, desolate
Declension
Declension of annamh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | annamh | annamh | annamha | |
| Vocative | annaimh | annamha | ||
| Genitive | annamhe | annamha | annamh | |
| Dative | annamh | annamh; annaimh (archaic) |
annamha | |
| Comparative | níos annamhe | |||
| Superlative | is annamhe | |||
Derived terms
- annamhacht (“rareness, infrequency, rarity”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| annamh | n-annamh | hannamh | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “annam”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “annaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 25.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 257.
- "annamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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