smaoineamh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish smúained. By surface analysis, smaoin +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

Noun

smaoineamh m (genitive singular as substantive smaoinimh, genitive as verbal noun smaointe, nominative plural smaointe)

  1. verbal noun of smaoinigh
  2. notion, idea, thought

Declension

As substantive:

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

As verbal noun:

Declension of smaoineamh (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative smaoineamh
vocative a smaoineamh
genitive smaointe
dative smaoineamh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an smaoineamh
genitive an smaointe
dative leis an smaoineamh
don smaoineamh

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 123, page 47

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