airm

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish airm f (“place; where”).

Adverb

airm f

1. the place where, wherever (followed by a + indirect relative)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɾʲəmʲ/

Noun

airm m

1. inflection of arm (“weapon; implement, tool; arms; army”):
   1. genitive/vocative singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “airm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “airm” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “airm” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English arm, from Old English earm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /erm/, /ɛrm/

Noun

airm (plural airms)

1. arm
   • 2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404Ink, published 2018, page 8:

     ‘You,’ she says, grabbing mah airm and hawdin it behind mah back.

     ‘You,’ she says, grabbing my arm and holding it behind my back.

References

• “airm, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

airm m

1. inflection of arm (“army; arm, weapon”):
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation