imní

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

A conflation of Middle Irish imṡním (“(great) anxiety, grief”), from im- + sním (“twisting”), and Old Irish imned (“sorrow, tribulation”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɪmʲəˈnʲiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɪmʲɾʲiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɪmʲɾʲi/

Noun

imní f (genitive singular imní)

  1. anxiety, worry, concern
    Tá imní uirthi.
    She is worried.
    (literally, “Anxiety is on her.”)
    Tháinig imní orm.
    I started to worry.
    (literally, “Anxiety came upon me.”)
    Níl aon údar imní ann.
    There’s nothing to worry about.
    (literally, “There is no cause of anxiety.”)
  2. eagerness, diligence, care
    Proverb:
    Bhuafadh an imní ar an gcinniúint.
    Accidents can be avoided with care.
    (literally, “Care could overcome fate.”)

Declension
Declension of imní

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative imní
Vocative a imní
Genitive imní
Dative imní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an imní
Genitive na himní
Dative leis an imní

don imní

Derived terms
  • cuir imní ar (“to worry, make anxious”, transitive verb)
  • déan imní (“to worry, be anxious”, intransitive verb)
  • imníoch (“anxious”, adjective)
  • ró-imní f (“neurosis”)

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

References
  • “imnidhe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • “imshníomh” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Further reading
  • "imní" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “imṡním” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “imned” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “imní” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “imní” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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