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naomh

See also: Naomh

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish náem, from Old Irish noíb (“holy; sacred, consecrated”).[3]

Noun

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naomh m (genitive singular naoimh, nominative plural naoimh)

  1. saint
Declension
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Declension of naomh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative naomh naoimh
Vocative a naoimh a naomha
Genitive naoimh naomh
Dative naomh naoimh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an naomh na naoimh
Genitive an naoimh na naomh
Dative leis an naomh

don naomh

leis na naoimh

Derived terms
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Adjective

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naomh (genitive singular masculine naoimh, genitive singular feminine naoimhe, plural naomha, comparative naoimhe)

  1. holy, blessed
Declension
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Declension of naomh
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative naomh naomh naomha
Vocative naoimh naomha
Genitive naoimhe naomha naomh
Dative naomh naomh;
naoimh (archaic) 		naomha
Comparative níos naoimhe
Superlative is naoimhe
Derived terms
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  • naofa (“holy, sanctified; sacred”)

Etymology 2

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From Middle Irish náemaid, from Old Irish noíbaid, from the adjective.

Verb

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naomh (present analytic naomhann, future analytic naomhfaidh, verbal noun naomhadh, past participle naofa)

  1. Alternative form of naomhaigh
Conjugation
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conjugation of naomh (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present naomhaim naomhann tú;
naomhair† 		naomhann sé, sí naomhaimid naomhann sibh naomhann siad;
naomhaid† 		a naomhann; a naomhas naomhtar
past naomh mé; naomhas naomh tú; naomhais naomh sé, sí naomhamar; naomh muid naomh sibh; naomhabhair naomh siad; naomhadar a naomh /
ar naomh* 		naomhadh
past habitual naomhainn naomhtá naomhadh sé, sí naomhaimis; naomhadh muid naomhadh sibh naomhaidís; naomhadh siad a naomhadh /
a naomhadh* 		naomhtaí
future naomhfaidh mé;
naomhfad 		naomhfaidh tú;
naomhfair† 		naomhfaidh sé, sí naomhfaimid;
naomhfaidh muid 		naomhfaidh sibh naomhfaidh siad;
naomhfaid† 		a naomhfaidh; a naomhfas naomhfar
conditional naomhfainn naomhfá naomhfadh sé, sí naomhfaimis; naomhfadh muid naomhfadh sibh naomhfaidís; naomhfadh siad a naomhfadh /
a naomhfadh* 		naomhfaí
subjunctive present go naomha mé;
go naomhad† 		go naomha tú;
go naomhair† 		go naomha sé, sí go naomhaimid;
go naomha muid 		go naomha sibh go naomha siad;
go naomhaid† 		— go naomhtar
past dá naomhainn dá naomhtá dá naomhadh sé, sí dá naomhaimis;
dá naomhadh muid 		dá naomhadh sibh dá naomhaidís;
dá naomhadh siad 		— dá naomhtaí
imperative naomhaim naomh naomhadh sé, sí naomhaimis naomhaigí;
naomhaidh† 		naomhaidís — naomhtar
verbal noun naomhadh
past participle naofa

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 27, page 16
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 125, page 48
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “noíb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish náem, from Old Irish noíb, noeb (“holy; sacred, consecrated”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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naomh m (genitive singular naoimh, plural naoimh)

  1. saint

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Adjective

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naomh

  1. blessed, holy, sacred

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “naomh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “noíb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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