ainmide

Middle Irish

Etymology

ainim(m) (“soul, life”) +‎ -ide (adjectival suffix); calque of Latin animālis.

Adjective

ainmide

animate (having the breath of life)
animal

Noun

ainmide m

living creature, animal, beast

Synonyms

míl

Derived terms

ainmidech (“decorated with figures of animals”)

Descendants

Irish: ainmhí
Scottish Gaelic: ainmhidh

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ainmide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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