aimrid
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aimbrit (“barren, childless”).
Adjective
aimrid (genitive singular masculine aimrid, genitive singular feminine aimride, plural aimride, comparative aimride)
- (of person or animal) sterile, barren
Declension
Declension of aimrid
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aimrid | aimrid | aimride | |
| Vocative | aimrid | aimride | ||
| Genitive | aimride | aimride | aimrid | |
| Dative | aimrid | aimrid; aimrid (archaic) | aimride | |
| Comparative | níos aimride | |||
| Superlative | is aimride | |||
Synonyms
- (of animal): seasc
Derived terms
- aimridigh (“make barren, sterilize”, verb)
Related terms
- aimride f (“barrenness, sterility”)
- aimridiú m (“sterilization”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aimrid | n-aimrid | haimrid | 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), “aimrid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aimbrit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aimbrit (“barren, childless”).
Adjective
aimrid (genitive singular feminine aimride, nominative plural aimride, comparative aimride)
- sterile
- barren
- childless
- infertile
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “aimrid”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aimbrit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language