acadamh
Irish
Etymology
From Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈakəd̪ˠəvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈakəd̪ˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈakəd̪ˠu/
Noun
acadamh m (genitive singular acadaimh, nominative plural acadaimh)
- academy
Declension
Declension of acadamh
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- acadamhaí m (“academician”)
- acadúil (“academic”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
acadamh | n-acadamh | hacadamh | t-acadamh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “acadamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “academy” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “acadamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.