naoi
Irish
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Cardinal : naoi Ordinal : naoú Personal : naonúr | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish noí (compare Manx nuy), from Proto-Celtic *nawan (compare Welsh naw, Breton nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪ˠiː/
Audio (file) - Homophone: naí
Usage notes
- May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
- naoi gcat ― nine cats
- naoi dtroithe ― nine feet
- naoi n-uaire ― nine times
- When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with nouns modified by adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular but only lenites after nouns in the plural when they end in slender consonants:
- naoi gcapall bhána ― nine white horses
- na naoi n-eaglais mhóra ― the nine big churches
- But:
- naoi gcapaill bhána ― nine white horses
- na naoi n-eaglaisí móra ― the nine big churches
- When referring to human beings, the personal form naonúr is used.
Derived terms
- naonúr (used with personal nouns)
- naoú (ordinal)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
naoi | not applicable | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "naoi" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “noí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
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Cardinal : naoi Ordinal : naoidheamh | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish noí, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɯːi/
Derived terms
- naochad (“ninety”) (decimal system)
- naoidheamh (“ninth”)
- naoinear (“nine (persons)”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “noí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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