áireamh

See also: aireamh, àireamh, and Àireamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish á(i)rem (“number”), also the verbal noun of ad·rími. By surface analysis, áir(igh) +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾʲəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾʲuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaːɾʲuː/

Noun

áireamh m (genitive singular as substantive áirimh, genitive as verbal noun áirithe)

1. verbal noun of áirigh (“count, reckon”)
2. count, counting, enumeration; calculation; census
3. arithmetic; number; portion; a number added for good measure

Declension

as verbal noun

Declension of áireamh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative áireamh vocative a áireamh genitive áirithe dative áireamh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-áireamh genitive an áirithe dative leis an áireamh don áireamh

as regular noun

Declension of áireamh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative áireamh vocative a áirimh genitive áirimh dative áireamh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-áireamh genitive an áirimh dative leis an áireamh don áireamh

Derived terms

• comhaireamh m (“count, (act of) counting; calculation, reckoning”)
• mí-áireamh m (“miscount, miscalculation”)
• móráireamh m (“census”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of áireamh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áireamh	n-áireamh	háireamh	t-áireamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áireamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “áireamh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “áireamh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024