ailím

See also: áilim

Irish

Alternative forms

• ailiam m

Etymology

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Noun

ailím f (genitive singular ailím)

1. (chemistry) alum

Declension

Declension of ailím (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ailím vocative a ailím genitive ailím dative ailím forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ailím genitive na hailím dative leis an ailím don ailím

Synonyms

• alúm m

Derived terms

• clochailím (“rock-alum”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailím

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailím	n-ailím	hailím	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailím”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN