imní

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

A conflation of Middle Irish imṡním ((great) anxiety, grief), from im- + sním (twisting), and Old Irish imned (sorrow, tribulation).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɪmʲəˈnʲiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɪmʲɾʲiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɪmʲɾʲi/

Noun

imní f (genitive singular imní)

  1. anxiety, worry, concern
    imní uirthi.
    She is worried.
    (literally, “Anxiety is on her.”)
    Tháinig imní orm.
    I started to worry.
    (literally, “Anxiety came upon me.”)
    Níl aon údar imní ann.
    There’s nothing to worry about.
    (literally, “There is no cause of anxiety.”)
  2. eagerness, diligence, care
    Proverb:
    Bhuafadh an imní ar an gcinniúint.
    Accidents can be avoided with care.
    (literally, “Care could overcome fate.”)

Declension

Derived terms

  • cuir imní ar (to worry, make anxious, transitive verb)
  • déan imní (to worry, be anxious, intransitive verb)
  • imníoch (anxious, adjective)
  • ró-imní f (neurosis)

Mutation

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

References

  • “imnidhe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • “imshníomh” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Further reading

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