acmhainn

acmhainn

Irish

Alternative forms

• acfainn, acfuinn

Etymology

From Middle Irish accmaing (“encompassing”), from Old Irish accmac, verbal noun of ad·cumaing (“reaches, extends to, attains to”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈaxvˠən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈakuːn̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈakun̠ʲ/[1]; /ˈaxwən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)

Noun

acmhainn f (genitive singular acmhainne)

1. capacity, endurance
2. means, resources; potentialities

   Synonyms: maoin, gustal

3. equipment, gear

Declension

Declension of acmhainn

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative acmhainn Vocative a acmhainn Genitive acmhainne Dative acmhainn

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an acmhainn Genitive na hacmhainne Dative leis an acmhainn don acmhainn

Derived terms

• anacmhainn f (“weakness; lack of means”)
• acmhainneach (“strong, able to endure; substantial, well-to-do”, adjective)
• acmhainneacht f (“potential; ability; adequacy”)

Mutation

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

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “acmhainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “accmaing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “acmhainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “acmhainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.