gníomh

See also: gnìomh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gním,[1] from Proto-Celtic *gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget”). Akin to déan. Compare Scottish Gaelic gnìomh.

Pronunciation

Noun

gníomh m (genitive singular gnímh or gníomha, nominative plural gníomhartha or gníomha or gníomhra)

  1. action
  2. act, deed
  3. (theater) act (division of theatrical performance)
  4. feat, exercise
  5. (law) fact
  6. (historical) A division of land equal to the twelfth part of a ploughland.

Declension

Declension of gníomh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gníomh gníomhartha
vocative a ghnímh a ghníomhartha
genitive gnímh gníomhartha
dative gníomh gníomhartha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gníomh na gníomhartha
genitive an ghnímh na ngníomhartha
dative leis an ngníomh
don ghníomh 		leis na gníomhartha
Alternative declension
Declension of gníomh (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gníomh gníomha
vocative a ghníomh a ghníomha
genitive gníomha gníomh
dative gníomh gníomha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gníomh na gníomha
genitive an ghníomha na ngníomh
dative leis an ngníomh
don ghníomh 		leis na gníomha

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: gneeve

Mutation

Mutated forms of gníomh
radical lenition eclipsis
gníomh ghníomh ngníomh

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gním”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 39, page 21
  3. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 480, page 131
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 242, page 46
  5. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 77, page 20
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 167, page 63

Further reading

  • “gníomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “gníoṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 554; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • “gníomh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gníomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gníomh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
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