airm
See also: Äirm
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish airm f (“place; where”).
Adverb
airm f
- the place where, wherever (followed by a + indirect relative)
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɪɾʲəmʲ/[1]
Noun
airm m
- inflection of arm (“weapon; implement, tool; arms; army”):
- genitive/vocative singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
airm | n-airm | hairm | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “airm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “airm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “airm” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “airm” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 43
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English arm, from Old English earm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /erm/, /ɛrm/
Noun
airm (plural airms)
- arm
- 2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404Ink 2018, p. 8:
- ‘You,’ she says, grabbing mah airm and hawdin it behind mah back.
- 2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404Ink 2018, p. 8:
References
- “airm, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
airm m
- inflection of arm (“army; arm, weapon”):
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
airm | n-airm | h-airm | t-airm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |