acmhainn

Irish

Alternative forms

• acfainn, acfuinn

Etymology

From Middle Irish accmaing (“encompassing”), from Old Irish accmac, verbal noun of ad·cumaing (“reaches, extends to, attains to”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈaxvˠən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)
• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkfˠɪɲ/ (as if spelled acfuinn)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈakuːn̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈakun̠ʲ/; /ˈaxwən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)

Noun

acmhainn f (genitive singular acmhainne)

1. capacity, endurance
2. means, resources; potentialities

   Synonyms: maoin, gustal

3. equipment, gear

Declension

Declension of acmhainn (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative acmhainn vocative a acmhainn genitive acmhainne dative acmhainn forms with the definite article case singular nominative an acmhainn genitive na hacmhainne dative leis an acmhainn don acmhainn

Derived terms

• anacmhainn f (“weakness; lack of means”)
• acmhainneach (“strong, able to endure; substantial, well-to-do”, adjective)
• acmhainneacht f (“potential; ability; adequacy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of acmhainn

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acmhainn	n-acmhainn	hacmhainn	not applicable

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