Focal an Lae #152
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: ainm (AN-uhm) [æn′əm′]

Meaning: ainm = name

Usage:

History: Old Irish “ainm”, Welsh “enw” and Breton “ano” come from Common Celtic *anmen, which comes from Indo-European *ənm-en-, the zero-grade of *(ə)noə-mn- (name). Cognates include English “name”, Latin “nomen”, Greek “onoma” and Sanskrit “nāma”.

Scottish Gaelic: ainm

2008-06-19 CPD