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gním

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *gnīmus (compare Welsh gnif, Breton niñv), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to beget).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gním m (genitive gnímo, nominative plural gnímae or gnímai)

  1. verbal noun of gníid: doing, making
    Synonym: dénum
  2. act, action, deed
    Synonyms: bann, bert, glond, icht
  3. work
    Synonyms: fognam, lubair, monar, opar, othar, saíthar

For quotations using this term, see Citations:gním.

Declension

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Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gním gnímL gnímaeH, gnímaH
Vocative gním gnímL gnímu
Accusative gnímN gnímL gnímu
Genitive gnímoH, gnímaH gnímoL, gnímaL gnímaeN
Dative gnímL gnímaib gnímaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: gním

Mutation

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Mutation of gním
radical lenition nasalization
gním gním
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngním

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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