fónamh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish fognam, verbal noun of fo·gní. By surface analysis, fóin +‎ -amh. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fòghnadh.

Pronunciation

Noun

fónamh m (genitive singular as substantive fónaimh, genitive as verbal noun fónta)

  1. verbal noun of fóin
  2. serving (act), (rendering) service
  3. utility, usefulness

Declension

As a substantive:

Declension of fónamh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative fónamh
vocative a fhónaimh
genitive fónaimh
dative fónamh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an fónamh
genitive an fhónaimh
dative leis an bhfónamh
don fhónamh

As a verbal noun:

Declension of fónamh (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative fónamh
vocative a fhónamh
genitive fónta
dative fónamh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an fónamh
genitive an fhónta
dative leis an bhfónamh
don fhónamh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fónamh
radical lenition eclipsis
fónamh fhónamh bhfónamh

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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