ailm

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ailm (“pine; the letter A in Ogham”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ailm f (genitive singular ailme, nominative plural ailmí)

  1. (literary) pine (tree of the genus Pinus)
  2. the letter A in the Ogham alphabet

Declension

Declension of ailm

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ailm ailmí
Vocative a ailm a ailmí
Genitive ailme ailmí
Dative ailm ailmí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ailm na hailmí
Genitive na hailme na n-ailmí
Dative leis an ailm

don ailm

leis na hailmí

Synonyms

Mutation

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

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish , from Old Irish ailm. Cognates include Irish ailm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalam/
  • Hyphenation: ailm

Noun

ailm f

  1. elm
  2. (obsolete) the letter A in the Gaelic alphabet
Declension
Declension of ailm (class IIb feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative ailm ailmean
Genitive ailme ailmean
Dative ailm ailmean; ailmibh✝
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) ailm (na) h-ailmean
Genitive (na) h-ailme (nan) ailmean
Dative (an) ailm (na) h-ailmean; h-ailmibh✝
Vocative (a) ailm (a) ailmean

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalam/
  • Hyphenation: ailm

Noun

ailm f

  1. (nautical) helm; tiller
Declension
Declension of ailm (class IIb feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative ailm ailmean
Genitive ailme ailmean
Dative ailm ailmean; ailmibh✝
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) ailm (na) h-ailmean
Genitive (na) h-ailme (nan) ailmean
Dative (an) ailm (na) h-ailmean; h-ailmibh✝
Vocative (a) ailm (a) ailmean

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailm n-ailm h-ailm t-ailm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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