ainm

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainmm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ainm m or f (genitive singular ainm or ainme, nominative plural ainmneacha or ainmne or ainmneanna)

  1. name
  2. reputation
  3. (grammar) noun

Usage notes

  • When applied to a person, ainm can signify either the whole name or specifically the first name, the word for surname being sloinne, hence the common phrase ainm agus sloinne (“first name and last name”). The terms ainm baiste (“baptismal name”) and céadainm (“first name”) can also be used to indicate the first name specifically as opposed to the surname.

Declension

Declension of ainm

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ainm ainmneacha
Vocative a ainm a ainmneacha
Genitive ainm ainmneacha
Dative ainm ainmneacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ainm na hainmneacha
Genitive an ainm na n-ainmneacha
Dative leis an ainm

don ainm

leis na hainmneacha

Alternative declension, feminine

Declension of ainm

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ainm ainmneacha
Vocative a ainm a ainmneacha
Genitive ainme ainmneacha
Dative ainm ainmneacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ainm na hainmneacha
Genitive na hainme na n-ainmneacha
Dative leis an ainm

don ainm

leis na hainmneacha

Alternative plural forms: ainmne, ainmneanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainmm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 25
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 89, page 36

Further reading

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainmm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ainm n or m

  1. name
    • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
      Boí rí amra for Laignib, .i. Mac Dathó a ainm.
      There was a wonderful king over Leinster; Mac Dathó was his name.

Descendants

  • Irish: ainm
  • Manx: ennym
  • Scottish Gaelic: ainm

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ainm unchanged n-ainm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Old Irish

Noun

ainm n

  1. Alternative spelling of ainmm (“name”)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ainm unchanged n-ainm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ainmm n, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛnɛm/, /ˈanam/
  • (Acharacle, Sutherland) IPA(key): /ˈɛɾʲɛm/ (as if spelled airm)

Noun

ainm m (genitive singular ainme, plural ainmean or ainmeannan)

  1. name
    Dè an t-ainm a th’ oirbh? ― What is your name?
  2. denomination
  3. title

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainm”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainmm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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