ainmnigh

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ainmmnigidir (names, verb), from ainmm (name). By surface analysis, ainm (name, noun) +‎ -igh.

Verb

ainmnigh (present analytic ainmníonn, future analytic ainmneoidh, verbal noun ainmniú, past participle ainmnithe)

  1. (transitive) nominate
  2. (transitive) identify
  3. (transitive) name
  4. (transitive) designate
  5. (transitive) animate
  6. (transitive) denominate
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

Noun

ainmnigh m

  1. inflection of ainmneach:
    1. genitive/vocative singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Adjective

ainmnigh

  1. inflection of ainmneach:
    1. genitive/vocative singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainmnigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainmnigh n-ainmnigh hainmnigh not applicable

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

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