éileamh

Irish

Etymology

From éil(igh) +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈeːlʲuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːlʲu/, [ˈei̯lʲu]

Noun

éileamh m (genitive singular as substantive éilimh, genitive as verbal noun éilithe, nominative plural éilimh)

  1. verbal noun of éiligh
  2. claim, demand

Declension

As a substantive:

Declension of éileamh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative éileamh éilimh
vocative a éilimh a éileamha
genitive éilimh éileamh
dative éileamh éilimh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-éileamh na héilimh
genitive an éilimh na n-éileamh
dative leis an éileamh
don éileamh
leis na héilimh

As a verbal noun:

Declension of éileamh (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative éileamh
vocative a éileamh
genitive éilithe
dative éileamh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-éileamh
genitive an éilithe
dative leis an éileamh
don éileamh

Mutation

Mutated forms of éileamh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éileamh n-éileamh héileamh t-éileamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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