ainmide

Old Irish

Etymology

ainim(m) (“soul, life”) +‎ -ide (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ainmide

animate (having the breath of life)
animal

Inflection

io/iā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ainmide	ainmide	ainmide
Vocative	ainmidi	ainmide
Accusative	ainmide	ainmidi
Genitive	ainmidi	ainmide	ainmidi
Dative	ainmidiu	ainmidi	ainmidiu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	ainmidi	ainmidi
Vocative	ainmidi ainmidiu*
Accusative	ainmidi ainmidiu*
Genitive	ainmide
Dative	ainmidib
Notes	* when substantivized

Noun

ainmide m

living creature, animal, beast

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

míl

Derived terms

ainmidech (“decorated with figures of animals”)

Descendants

Irish: ainmhí
Scottish Gaelic: ainmhidh

References

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 ainmide”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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