náma

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nama"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnauːma/
    • Rhymes: -auːma

Noun

náma f (genitive singular námu, nominative plural námur)

  1. mine, pit
  2. quarry
  3. reservoir
    Synonyms: geymir, banki, forðabúr, lind

Declension

Declension of náma (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative náma náman námur námurnar
accusative námu námuna námur námurnar
dative námu námunni námum námunum
genitive námu námunnar náma námanna

Derived terms

  • jarðvarmanáma (“geothermal reservoir”)
  • kolanáma (“coal mine”)
  • varmanáma (“heat reservoir”)
  • yfirborðsnáma (“strip mine”)

Further reading

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish námae, from Proto-Celtic *nāmants, traditionally said to be from Proto-Indo-European *né (“not”) + *h₂em- (“love”) (compare Latin amō), but as that verb root is not otherwise attested in Celtic, this may be a folk etymology.[1]

Noun

náma m (genitive námat, plural námait)

  1. enemy

Descendants

  • Irish: namhaid
  • Manx: noid
  • Scottish Gaelic: nàmhaid

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 283

Further reading

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈnaːma/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈnaːma/

Pronoun

náma

  1. dative/instrumental of vě

Umatilla

Pronoun

náma

  1. nominative plural of ín

References

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