éirim

See also: éirím

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish érimm, éraimm (compare éirgid).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈeːɾʲəmʲ]

Noun

éirim f (genitive singular éirime, nominative plural éirimí)

  1. (literary) riding, driving; course, gallop; movement, journey
  2. range, scope; (of argument) tenor, thrust, drift
  3. inclination, tendency, bent
  4. aptitude, talent; brains, wit, intelligence

Declension
Declension of éirim

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative éirim éirimí
Vocative a éirim a éirimí
Genitive éirime éirimí
Dative éirim éirimí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an éirim na héirimí
Genitive na héirime na n-éirimí
Dative leis an éirim

don éirim

 leis na héirimí

Derived terms
  • ardéirim (“genius”)
  • éirimiúil (“lively, spirited; sprightly; talented, gifted; intelligent”, adjective)
  • éirimiúlacht f (“liveliness, sprightliness; aptitude, intelligence”)

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

References
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