neimheadh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nemed, from Proto-Celtic *nemetom, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-.

Pronunciation

Noun

neimheadh m (genitive singular neimhidh, nominative plural neimhidh)

  1. sanctuary
  2. privilege of rank; privileged person
  3. holy thing

Declension

Declension of neimheadh (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative neimheadh neimhidh
vocative a neimhidh a neimheadha
genitive neimhidh neimheadh
dative neimheadh neimhidh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an neimheadh na neimhidh
genitive an neimhidh na neimheadh
dative leis an neimheadh
don neimheadh
leis na neimhidh

Mutation

Mutated forms of neimheadh
radical lenition eclipsis
neimheadh not applicable 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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