ionam
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Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɪn̪ˠəmˠ/, /ˈɪnəmˠ/, /ˈæn̪ˠəmˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈʊn̪ˠəmˠ/, /ˈʊn̪ˠt̪ˠəmˠ/, /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəmˠ/
Etymology 1
[edit]From Portuguese inhame, from Fula nyami (“to eat”).
Noun
[edit]ionam m (genitive singular ionaim, nominative plural ionaim)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ionam
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ionam (emphatic ionamsa)
- first-person singular of i: in me
Alternative forms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ionam | n-ionam | hionam | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 194
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 306
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ionam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN