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anam
anam
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ainim, ainimm (compare Scottish Gaelic anam, Manx annym), from Latin anima.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑn̪ˠəmˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑnəmˠ/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈanˠəmˠ/
Noun
anam m (genitive singular anama or anma, nominative plural anamacha or anmain)
- soul
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 9:
- tā anm̥ inm̥ xo bŕīvr̥, əs tā ə n̄in ŕ̥ bi elə.
- conventional orthography: Tá anam ionam chomh bríomhar is tá i nduine ar bith eile.
- I have as vigorous a soul in me as anyone else.
- conventional orthography: Tá anam ionam chomh bríomhar is tá i nduine ar bith eile.
- tā anm̥ inm̥ xo bŕīvr̥, əs tā ə n̄in ŕ̥ bi elə.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 9:
- əs l̄āȷŕ nə h-anm̥naxə tā inń̥.
- conventional orthography: Is láidir na hanamnacha atá ionainn.
- Strong are the souls that are in us.
- conventional orthography: Is láidir na hanamnacha atá ionainn.
- əs l̄āȷŕ nə h-anm̥naxə tā inń̥.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 9:
- life
- liveliness, spirit; breath
Declension
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative genitive singular: anman
- Alternative dative singular: anmain
- Alternative plural: anama, anamnacha (Connemara)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
anam | n-anam | hanam | t-anam |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “ainim(m)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “anam” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "anam" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Malay
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Cardinal : anam | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anam/
- Rhymes: -anam, -nam, -am
Numeral
anam
- (pre-1972) Obsolete spelling of enam
Minangkabau
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Cardinal : anam Ordinal : kaanam | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
Numeral
anam
- (cardinal) six
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ainim, ainimm (compare Irish anam, Manx annym), from Latin anima.
Noun
anam m (genitive singular anma, plural anman or anmanna)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “ainim(m)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.