ainmneach

Irish

Etymology

From ainmnigh (“name”, verb) (from Old Irish ainmmnid) + -ach, a calque of Latin nōminātīvus (“nominative”).

Adjective

ainmneach (genitive singular masculine ainmnigh, genitive singular feminine ainmní, plural ainmneacha, not comparable)

1. (grammar) nominative
2. Synonym of ainmniúil (“nominal; noted, well-known”)

Declension

Declension of ainmneach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ainmneach	ainmneach	ainmneacha
vocative	ainmnigh		ainmneacha
genitive		ainmní	ainmneacha	ainmneach
dative	ainmneach	ainmneach; ainmnigh (archaic)	ainmneacha
Comparative	níos ainmní
Superlative	is ainmní

Derived terms

• tuiseal ainmneach m (“nominative case”)

Noun

ainmneach m (genitive singular ainmnigh, nominative plural ainmnigh)

1. (grammar) nominative (case)

Declension

Declension of ainmneach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ainmneach ainmnigh vocative a ainmnigh a ainmneacha genitive ainmnigh ainmneach dative ainmneach ainmnigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ainmneach na hainmnigh genitive an ainmnigh na n-ainmneach dative leis an ainmneach don ainmneach leis na hainmnigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainmneach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainmneach	n-ainmneach	hainmneach	t-ainmneach

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From ainm (“name”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ainmneach

1. (grammar) nominative

Derived terms

• tuiseal ainmneach m (“nominative case”)

Mutation

Mutation of ainmneach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainmneach	n-ainmneach	h-ainmneach	t-ainmneach

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