fuinneamh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fuinnem (“momentum, vigour, force”), from fo- + sním.

Pronunciation

Noun

fuinneamh m (genitive singular fuinnimh)

  1. (physics, etc.) energy; force, vigour; pep, spirit
    1. twist, twirl

Declension

Declension of fuinneamh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative fuinneamh
vocative a fhuinnimh
genitive fuinnimh
dative fuinneamh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an fuinneamh
genitive an fhuinnimh
dative leis an bhfuinneamh
don fhuinneamh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fuinneamh
radical lenition eclipsis
fuinneamh fhuinneamh bhfuinneamh

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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