ainmfhocal

Irish

Etymology

ainm (“name, noun”) +‎ focal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈanʲəmʲˌɔkəl̪ˠ]

Noun

ainmfhocal m (genitive singular ainmfhocail, nominative plural ainmfhocail)

1. (grammar) noun, substantive (word describing a person, place, thing, or abstract idea)

Declension

Declension of ainmfhocal (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ainmfhocal ainmfhocail vocative a ainmfhocail a ainmfhocala genitive ainmfhocail ainmfhocal dative ainmfhocal ainmfhocail forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ainmfhocal na hainmfhocail genitive an ainmfhocail na n-ainmfhocal dative leis an ainmfhocal don ainmfhocal leis na hainmfhocail

Derived terms

• ainmfhocal coitianta
• ainmfhocal dílis
• ainmfhocal maise
• ainmfhocal nithiúil
• ainmfhocal teibí
• ainmfhoclach

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainmfhocal

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainmfhocal	n-ainmfhocal	hainmfhocal	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) “ainmfhocal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ainmfhocal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ainmfhocal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024