airm

See also: Äirm

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish airm f (“place; where”).

Adverb

airm f

  1. the place where, wherever (followed by a + indirect relative)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

airm m

  1. inflection of arm (“weapon; implement, tool; arms; army”):
    1. genitive/vocative singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of airm
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
airm n-airm hairm 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

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 43

Further reading

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English arm, from Old English earm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /erm/, /ɛrm/

Noun

airm (plural airms)

  1. arm
    • 2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404Ink, published 2018, page 8:
      ‘You,’ she says, grabbing mah airm and hawdin it behind mah back.
      ‘You,’ she says, grabbing my arm and holding it behind my back.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

airm m

  1. inflection of arm (“army; arm, weapon”):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutation of airm
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
airm n-airm h-airm t-airm

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

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