aidhm

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle English aim, from Old French esmer (to estimate).

Pronunciation

Noun

aidhm f (genitive singular aidhme, nominative plural aidhmeanna)

  1. aim, purpose

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aidhm n-aidhm haidhm not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 195, page 98

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