éirim

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See also: éirím

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish érimm, éraimm (compare éirgid).

Pronunciation

Noun

éirim f (genitive singular éirime, nominative plural éirimí)

  1. (literary) riding, driving; course, gallop; movement, journey
  2. range, scope; (of argument) tenor, thrust, drift
  3. inclination, tendency, bent
  4. aptitude, talent; brains, wit, intelligence

Declension

Declension of éirim (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative éirim éirimí
vocative a éirim a éirimí
genitive éirime éirimí
dative éirim éirimí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an éirim na héirimí
genitive na héirime na n-éirimí
dative leis an éirim
don éirim 		leis na héirimí

Derived terms

  • ardéirim (“genius”)
  • éirimiúil (“lively, spirited; sprightly; talented, gifted; intelligent”, adjective)
  • éirimiúlacht f (“liveliness, sprightliness; aptitude, intelligence”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éirim
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éirim n-éirim héirim not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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