ainmhí
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ainmide (“living creature, animal, beast”, literally “having the breath of life, animated”), from ainim(m) (“soul, life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anʲəvʲiː/
Declension
Declension of ainmhí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
- ainmhidhe (obsolete)
Derived terms
- ainmhíoch (“animal, brutish; faunistic”, adjective)
- ainmhíocht (“animal nature; brutishness”)
- ardainmhí (“higher animal”)
Etymology 2
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainmhí | n-ainmhí | hainmhí | t-ainmhí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainmhí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ainmide”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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