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ailím

ailím

See also: áilim

Irish

Alternative forms

ailiam m

Noun

ailím f ‎(genitive singular ailím)

(chemistry) alum

Declension

Declension of ailím

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	ailím
Vocative	a ailím
Genitive	ailím
Dative	ailím

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an ailím
Genitive	na hailím
Dative	leis an ailím don ailím

Synonyms

alúm m

Derived terms

clochailím ‎(“rock-alum”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailím	n-ailím	hailím	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"ailím" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.