gaineamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gainem (sand, gravel).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑnʲəvˠ/, /ˈɡɑnʲəvʲ/[1]
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡanʲu/

Noun

gaineamh m or f (genitive singular gainimh or gainmhe)

  1. sand

Declension

Alternative declension, feminine

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gaineamh ghaineamh ngaineamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 54, page 29

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