ainmhéid

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (“great”) +‎ méid (“size, magnitude”).

Noun

ainmhéid f (genitive singular ainmhéide)

1. hugeness, overgrowth

Declension

Declension of ainmhéid (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ainmhéid vocative a ainmhéid genitive ainmhéide dative ainmhéid forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ainmhéid genitive na hainmhéide dative leis an ainmhéid don ainmhéid

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainmhéid

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainmhéid	n-ainmhéid	hainmhéid	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) “ainmhéid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN