aimín

See also: aimin'

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English amine.

Noun

aimín m (genitive singular aimín, nominative plural aimíní)

1. (chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) amine, amino

Declension

Declension of aimín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aimín aimíní vocative a aimín a aimíní genitive aimín aimíní dative aimín aimíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aimín na haimíní genitive an aimín na n-aimíní dative leis an aimín don aimín leis na haimíní

Derived terms

• aimínaigéad m (“amino acid”)
• aimínghrúpa m (“amino group”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of aimín

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aimín	n-aimín	haimín	t-aimín

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