adamh
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish atam, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
adamh m (genitive singular adaimh, nominative plural adaimh)
Declension[edit]
Declension of adamh
Derived terms[edit]
- adamh comhdhéanaimh (“constituent atom”)
- adamhach (“atomic”, adjective)
- adamhacht f (“atomicity”)
- adamhaigh (“atomize”, verb)
- dada, tada (“nothing”)
- gram-adamh (“gram-atom”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
adamh | n-adamh | hadamh | t-adamh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “atam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “adamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “adamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.