acmhainn

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish accmaing (“act of encompassing, encircling; power, ability, capacity; means, instrument, apparatus; abundance, wealth”), verbal noun of ad·cumaing (“reaches, extends to, attains to”).

Noun

acmhainn f (genitive singular acmhainne)

  1. capacity, endurance
  2. means, resources; potentialities
    Synonyms: maoin, gustal
  3. equipment, gear

Declension
Declension of acmhainn

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative acmhainn
Vocative a acmhainn
Genitive acmhainne
Dative acmhainn

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an acmhainn
Genitive na hacmhainne
Dative leis an acmhainn

don acmhainn

Derived terms
  • acmhainneach (“strong, able to endure; substantial, well-to-do”, adjective)
  • acmhainneacht f (“potential; ability; adequacy”)
  • anacmhainn f (“weakness; lack of means”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
acmhainn n-acmhainn hacmhainn not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "acmhainn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “accmaing” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “acmhainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “acmhainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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