ionam

Irish

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • ionnam

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈun̪ˠəmˠ/[1] ~ /ˈinʲəmˠ/ ~ /ˈon̪ˠəmˠ/ ~ /(ə)ˈn̪ˠumˠ/[2]; (unstressed) /ən̪ˠəmˠ/[3]
  • (Connacht)
    (Galway) IPA(key): (Aran) /ˈin̪ˠəmˠ/ ~ /ˈinˠəmˠ/ ~ /ˈæn̪ˠəmˠ/[4]; (Cois Fharraige) /ˈun̪ˠəmˠ/ ~ /ˈun̪ˠt̪ˠəmˠ/ ~ /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəmˠ/[5]
    (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈun̪ˠəmˠ/[6]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɞn̪ˠəmˠ/[7]

Pronoun

ionam (emphatic ionamsa)

  1. first-person singular of i: in me

Etymology 2

    From Portuguese inhame, from Fula nyami (“to eat”).

    Noun

    ionam m (genitive singular ionaim, nominative plural ionaim)

    1. yam (edible root of a Dioscorea plant)
    Declension
    Declension of ionam (first declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative ionam ionaim
    vocative a ionaim a ionama
    genitive ionaim ionam
    dative ionam ionaim
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an t-ionam na hionaim
    genitive an ionaim na n-ionam
    dative leis an ionam
    don ionam     		leis na hionaim

    Further reading

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of ionam
    radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
    ionam n-ionam hionam t-ionam

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

    References

    References
    1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 117, page 97
    2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 371, page 78
    3. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 422, page 203
    4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Erster Band: Grammatik [First volume: Grammar], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 194
    5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 307, page 143
    6. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 571, page 204
    7. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 513, page 198; reprinted 1979
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