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)

1. (literary) pine (tree of the genus Pinus)
2. 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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailm	n-ailm	hailm	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

1. elm
2. (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

1. (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

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailm	n-ailm	h-ailm	t-ailm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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