aontumha
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish oentama, oentuma f (“unmarried state, celibacy”), from oentama (“unmarried, celibate”, adj), from oentam, oíntam, óentaim m (“unmarried man”), from óen (modern aon).
Declension
Declension of aontumha
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aontumhach (“celibate”, adjective)
- aontumhach m (“celibate person”)
- iníon in aontumha f (“unmarried daughter; girl of marriageable age”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aontumha | n-aontumha | haontumha | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aontumha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 oentama”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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