imní
See also: imni
Irish
Alternative forms
- imneadh (archaic)
- imnidhe (superseded)
- imshníomh
Etymology
A conflation of Middle Irish imṡním (“(great) anxiety, grief”), from im- + sním (“twisting”), and Old Irish imned (“sorrow, tribulation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
imní f (genitive singular imní)
- anxiety, worry, concern
- Tá imní uirthi.
- She is worried.
- (literally, “Anxiety is on her.”)
- Tháinig imní orm.
- I started to worry.
- (literally, “Anxiety came upon me.”)
- Níl aon údar imní ann.
- There’s nothing to worry about.
- (literally, “There is no cause of anxiety.”)
- eagerness, diligence, care
- Bhuafadh an imní ar an gcinniúint. (proverb)
- Accidents can be avoided with care.
- (literally, “Care could overcome fate.”)
Declension
Declension of imní
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cuir imní ar (“to worry, make anxious”, transitive verb)
- déan imní (“to worry, be anxious”, intransitive verb)
- imníoch (“anxious”, adjective)
- ró-imní f (“neurosis”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| imní | n-imní | himní | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “imní”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “imned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “imṡním”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 imm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sním”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “imniḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 396
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “imṡníoṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 396
- Entries containing “imní” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “imní” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40
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