naoi

== English == === Noun === naoi plural of naos === Anagrams === AION, Aino, Aion, Inoa, Iona, naio, onia == Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish noí (compare Manx nuy), from Proto-Celtic *nowan (compare Welsh naw, Breton nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /n̪ˠiː/ Homophone: naí === Numeral === naoi (triggers eclipsis) nine ==== Usage notes ==== May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis: naoi gcat ― nine cats naoi dtroithe ― nine feet naoi n-éin ― nine birds When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants: naoi gcapall bhána ― nine white horses na naoi n-eaglais mhóra ― the nine big churches But: naoi gcapaill bhána ― nine white horses na naoi n-eaglaisí móra ― the nine big churches When referring to human beings, the personal form naonúr is used. ==== Derived terms ==== naonúr (used with personal nouns) naoú (ordinal) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “naoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === naoidh === Etymology === From Old Irish noí, from Proto-Celtic *nowan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. === Pronunciation === (Benbecula, South Uist, Barra, Bracadale, Islay) IPA(key): /n̪ˠɯːj/ === Numeral === naoi nine Synonym: naodh ==== Derived terms ==== naochad (“ninety”) (decimal system) naoidheamh (“ninth”) naoinear (“nine (persons)”) === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “naoi”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “noí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language