imned

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • imneth

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ambi-men- (“(affliction of) mind”), which would be composed of *ambi (“about, around”) + *men (“consciousness, mind”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈimʲnʲəð/, [ˈimʲnʲeð]

Noun

imned n (genitive imnid, nominative plural imneda)

  1. trouble, tribulation, affliction

For quotations using this term, see Citations:imned.

Declension

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative imnedN, imneth imnedN, imneth imnedL, imneda, imnetha
vocative imnedN, imneth imnedN, imneth imnedL, imneda, imnetha
accusative imnedN, imneth imnedN, imneth imnedL, imneda, imnetha
genitive imnidL imned, imneth imnedN, imneth
dative imniudL imnedaib imnedaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: imní
  • Scottish Gaelic: imnidh, iomnaidh

Mutation

Mutation of imned
radical lenition nasalization
imned
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 imned n-imned

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

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “imnidh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

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