acmhainn

• acfainn, acfuinn

From Middle Irish accmaing (“encompassing”),^[1] from Old Irish accmac, verbal noun of ad·cumaing (“reaches, extends to, attains to”).

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈaxvˠən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)

• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkfˠɪɲ/ (as if spelled acfuinn)^[2]

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈakuːn̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈakun̠ʲ/;^[3] /ˈaxwən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled achmhuinn)

acmhainn f (genitive singular acmhainne)

1. capacity, endurance
2. means, resources; potentialities

   Synonyms: maoin, gustal

3. equipment, gear

• anacmhainn f (“weakness; lack of means”)
• acmhainneach (“strong, able to endure; substantial, well-to-do”, adjective)
• acmhainneacht f (“potential; ability; adequacy”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acmhainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “acmhainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “acmhainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024