adamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish atam, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”).

Noun

adamh m (genitive singular adaimh, nominative plural adaimh)

  1. atom

Declension
Declension of adamh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative adamh adaimh
Vocative a adaimh a adamha
Genitive adaimh adamh
Dative adamh adaimh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-adamh na hadaimh
Genitive an adaimh na n-adamh
Dative leis an adamh

don adamh

 leis na hadaimh

Derived terms
  • adamhach (“atomic”, adjective)
  • adamhacht f (“atomicity”)
  • adamhaigh (“atomize”, verb)
  • adamh comhdhéanaimh (“constituent atom”)
  • dada, tada (“nothing”)
  • gram-adamh (“gram-atom”)

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

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