ailm

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ailm (“pine; the letter A in Ogham”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.lʲəmʲ/

Noun

ailm f (genitive singular ailme, nominative plural ailmí)

(literary) pine (tree of the genus Pinus)
the letter A in the Ogham alphabet

Declension

Declension of ailm (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	ailm	ailmí
vocative	a ailm	a ailmí
genitive	ailme	ailmí
dative	ailm	ailmí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an ailm	na hailmí
genitive	na hailme	na n-ailmí
dative	leis an ailm don ailm	leis na hailmí

Synonyms

(pine): péine

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ailm*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailm	n-ailm	hailm	not applicable

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ailm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish ailm. Cognates include Irish ailm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈalam/
Hyphenation: ailm

Noun

ailm f

elm
(obsolete) the letter A in the Gaelic alphabet

Declension

Declension of *ailm* (class IIb feminine noun)
indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	ailm	ailmean
genitive	ailme	ailmean
dative	ailm	ailmean; ailmibh^✝

definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) ailm	(na) h-ailmean
genitive	(na) h-ailme	(nan) ailmean
dative	(an) ailm	(na) h-ailmean; h-ailmibh^✝
vocative	ailm	ailmean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

(elm): leamhan

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈalam/
Hyphenation: ailm

Noun

ailm f

(nautical) helm; tiller

Declension

Declension of *ailm* (class IIb feminine noun)
indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	ailm	ailmean
genitive	ailme	ailmean
dative	ailm	ailmean; ailmibh^✝

definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) ailm	(na) h-ailmean
genitive	(na) h-ailme	(nan) ailmean
dative	(an) ailm	(na) h-ailmean; h-ailmibh^✝
vocative	ailm	ailmean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

failm, falmadair

Mutation

Mutation of *ailm*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailm	n-ailm	h-ailm	t-ailm

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

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ailm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Colin Mark (2003) “ailm”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 17