gaineamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gainem (“sand, gravel”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲəvˠ/, /ˈɡanʲəvʲ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲu/

Noun

gaineamh m or f (genitive singular gainimh or gainmhe)

  1. sand

Declension
Declension of gaineamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative gaineamh
Vocative a ghainimh
Genitive gainimh
Dative gaineamh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an gaineamh
Genitive an ghainimh
Dative leis an ngaineamh

don ghaineamh

Alternative declension, feminine

Declension of gainimh

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative gainimh
Vocative a ghainimh
Genitive gainmhe
Dative gainimh

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an ghainimh
Genitive na gainmhe
Dative leis an ngainimh

don ghainimh

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gaineamh ghaineamh ngaineamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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