nóiméad

Irish

Alternative forms

• nóimint, neomat (Munster)

Etymology

Dissimilated from móiméad, an alternative form of móimint (“moment”), from Latin mōmentum. Also a doublet of bomaite.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠuːmʲeːd̪ˠ/

Noun

nóiméad m (genitive singular nóiméid, nominative plural nóiméid)

1. (standard, Connacht) minute (unit of time)

   Synonym: (Ulster) bomaite

Declension

Declension of nóiméad (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative nóiméad nóiméid vocative a nóiméid a nóiméada genitive nóiméid nóiméad dative nóiméad nóiméid forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an nóiméad na nóiméid genitive an nóiméid na nóiméad dative leis an nóiméad don nóiméad leis na nóiméid

• Alternative plural form: nóiméadacha (Cois Fharraige)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mómint”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nóiméad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nóiméad”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nóiméad”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020) “nóiméad”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17-19