acmhainn

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish accmaing (“encompassing”), from Old Irish accmac, verbal noun of ad·cumaing (“reaches, extends to, attains to”).

Pronunciation

Noun

acmhainn f (genitive singular acmhainne)

  1. capacity, endurance
  2. means, resources; potentialities
    Synonyms: maoin, gustal
  3. equipment, gear

Declension

Declension of acmhainn (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative acmhainn
vocative a acmhainn
genitive acmhainne
dative acmhainn
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an acmhainn
genitive na hacmhainne
dative leis an acmhainn
don acmhainn

Derived terms

  • anacmhainn f (“weakness; lack of means”)
  • acmhainneach (“strong, able to endure; substantial, well-to-do”, adjective)
  • acmhainneacht f (“potential; ability; adequacy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of acmhainn
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
acmhainn n-acmhainn hacmhainn 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

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “accmaing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 541, page 141
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 69, page 18; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 52, page 14
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 48, page 21
  6. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 225

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