gaineamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gainem (“sand, gravel”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑnʲəvˠ/, /ˈɡɑnʲəvʲ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanʲə/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanʲuː/

Noun

gaineamh m or f (genitive singular gainimh or gainmhe)

1. sand

Declension

Declension of gaineamh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative gaineamh vocative a ghainimh genitive gainimh dative gaineamh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an gaineamh genitive an ghainimh dative leis an ngaineamh don ghaineamh

Alternative declension, feminine

Declension of gaineamh (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative gaineamh vocative a ghaineamh genitive gainmhe dative gaineamh gainimh (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghaineamh genitive na gainmhe dative leis an ngaineamh leis an ngainimh (archaic, dialectal) don ghaineamh don ghainimh (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

• gabhlán gainimh (“sand martin”)
• gaineamh ola (“oil sand”)
• gaineamh tarra (“tar sand”)
• gasail ghainimh (“sand gazelle”)
• maide gainimh (“sand wedge (golf club)”)
• páipéar gainimh (“abrasive paper”)
• pollóg ghainimh (“silver pollock”)
• tarraghaineamh (“tar sand”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaineamh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gaineamh	ghaineamh	ngaineamh

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) “gaineamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN