imlíne

Irish

Etymology

From im- +‎ líne (“line”).

Noun

imlíne f (genitive singular imlíne, nominative plural imlínte)

1. outline, perimeter, circumference

Declension

Declension of imlíne (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative imlíne imlínte vocative a imlíne a imlínte genitive imlíne imlínte dative imlíne imlínte forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an imlíne na himlínte genitive na himlíne na n-imlínte dative leis an imlíne don imlíne leis na himlínte

Derived terms

• imlínigh (“outline”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of imlíne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
imlíne	n-imlíne	himlíne	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “imlíne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN