nóiméad

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Dissimilated from móiméad, an alternative form of móimint (“moment”), from Latin mōmentum. Also a doublet of bomaite.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠuːmʲeːd̪ˠ/

Noun

nóiméad m (genitive singular nóiméid, nominative plural nóiméid)

  1. (standard, Connacht) minute (unit of time)
    Synonym: (Ulster) bomaite

Declension

Declension of nóiméad (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative nóiméad nóiméid
vocative a nóiméid a nóiméada
genitive nóiméid nóiméad
dative nóiméad nóiméid
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an nóiméad na nóiméid
genitive an nóiméid na nóiméad
dative leis an nóiméad
don nóiméad 		leis na nóiméid

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mómint”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nóiméad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nóiméad”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “nóiméad”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020) “nóiméad”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17-19
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