airm

See also: Äirm

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish airm f (“place; where”).

Adverb

airm f

  1. the place where, wherever (followed by a + indirect relative)

Etymology 2

Noun

airm m

  1. inflection of arm (“weapon; implement, tool; arms; army”):
    1. genitive and vocative singular
    2. nominative and dative plural

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

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

Scots

Noun

airm (plural airms)

  1. arm
    • 2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404Ink 2018, p. 8:
      ‘You,’ she says, grabbing mah airm and hawdin it behind mah back.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

airm m

  1. inflection of arm (“army; arm, weapon”):
    1. vocative and genitive singular
    2. nominative and dative plural

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
airmn-airmh-airmt-airm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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