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aimlithe

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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aimlithe

  1. sodden, spoiled by rain
  2. wretched
  3. enfeebled, puny
  4. mawkish, rendered tasteless (of meat, fish)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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aimlithe m sg

  1. genitive singular of aimliú

Mutation

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Mutated forms of aimlithe
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aimlithe n-aimlithe haimlithe 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

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 226, page 115
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 106

Further reading

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