ainmneach
Irish
Etymology
From ainmnigh (“name”, verb) (from Old Irish ainmmnid) + -ach, a calque of Latin nōminātīvus (“nominative”).
Adjective
ainmneach (genitive singular masculine ainmnigh, genitive singular feminine ainmní, plural ainmneacha, not comparable)
- (grammar) nominative
- Synonym of ainmniúil (“nominal; noted, well-known”)
Declension
Declension of ainmneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainmneach | ainmneach | ainmneacha | |
| Vocative | ainmnigh | ainmneacha | ||
| Genitive | ainmní | ainmneacha | ainmneach | |
| Dative | ainmneach | ainmneach; ainmnigh (archaic) |
ainmneacha | |
| Comparative | níos ainmní | |||
| Superlative | is ainmní | |||
Derived terms
- tuiseal ainmneach m (“nominative case”)
Noun
ainmneach m (genitive singular ainmnigh, nominative plural ainmnigh)
- (grammar) nominative (case)
Declension
Declension of ainmneach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainmneach | n-ainmneach | hainmneach | t-ainmneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainmneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “nominative”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “ainmneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Scottish Gaelic
Derived terms
- tuiseal ainmneach m (“nominative case”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainmneach | n-ainmneach | h-ainmneach | t-ainmneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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