áiméan
Irish
Alternative forms
- améan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אמן (amén, “certainly, truly”).
Interjection
áiméan!
- (Christianity) amen
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
áiméan | n-áiméan | háiméan | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "áiméan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.