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 singular plural nominative ailm ailmí vocative a ailm a ailmí genitive ailme ailmí dative ailm ailmí forms with the definite article 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

1. (archaic) elm

   Synonym: leamhan

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; ailmibh1
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) ailm	(na) h-ailmean
genitive	(na) h-ailme	(nan) ailmean
dative	(an) ailm	(na) h-ailmean; h-ailmibh1
vocative	ailm	ailmean

¹ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

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; ailmibh1
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) ailm	(na) h-ailmean
genitive	(na) h-ailme	(nan) ailmean
dative	(an) ailm	(na) h-ailmean; h-ailmibh1
vocative	ailm	ailmean

¹ 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
• Mark, Colin (2003), “ailm”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 17