uimhir

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish uimir, a rebracketing of nuimir, from Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɪvʲəɾʲ/[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞̃vʲəɾʲ/; /ˈɨ̞mʲəɾʲ/[2] (as if spelled uimir)

Noun

uimhir f (genitive singular uimhreach or uimhre, nominative plural uimhreacha)

number

Declension

Declension of uimhir

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	uimhir	uimhreacha
Vocative	a uimhir	a uimhreacha
Genitive	uimhreach	uimhreacha
Dative	uimhir	uimhreacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an uimhir	na huimhreacha
Genitive	na huimhreach	na n-uimhreacha
Dative	leis an uimhir don uimhir	leis na huimhreacha

Alternative genitive singular: uimhre

Derived terms

buanuimhir (“constant number”)
bunuimhir (“cardinal number; radix”)
gairmuimhir (“call number”)
Leabhar na nUimhreacha (“Book of Numbers”)
orduimhir (“ordinal number”)
réaduimhir (“real number”)
uimhir adamhach (“atomic number”)
uimhir Arabach (“Arabic numeral”)
uimhir chóimheasta (“rational number”)
uimhir chorr (“odd number”)
uimhir chothrom (“even number”)
uimhir dhéach (“dual number”)
uimhir éagóimheasta (“irrational number”)
uimhir ilchodach (“composite number”)
uimhir iolra (“plural number”)
uimhir iompair (“transport number”)
uimhir phríomha (“prime number”)
uimhir réadach (“real number”)
uimhir Rómhánach (“Roman numeral”)
uimhir snáithe (“count (of yarn)”)
uimhir thagartha (“reference number”)
uimhir theibí (“abstract number”)
uimhir theileafóin (“telephone number”)
uimhir uatha (“singular number”)
Uimhreacha (“Numbers”)
uimhrigh (“number”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uimhir	n-uimhir	huimhir	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 133, page 69
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 106

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uimhir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “uimhir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “uimhir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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