aontumha

Irish

Alternative forms

• aondumha

Etymology

From Old Irish oentama, oentuma f (“unmarried state, celibacy”), from oentama (“unmarried, celibate”, adj), from oentam, oíntam, óentaim m (“unmarried man”), from óen (modern aon).

Noun

aontumha f (genitive singular aontumha)

1. celibacy

Declension

Declension of aontumha

Fourth declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an aontumha Genitive na haontumha Dative leis an aontumha don aontumha

Derived terms

• aontumhach (“celibate”, adjective)
• aontumhach m (“celibate person”)
• iníon in aontumha f (“unmarried daughter; girl of marriageable age”)

 

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aontumha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 oentama”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language