ainm, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~neacha).1. Name. (a)~ agus sloinne, name and surname. ~ baiste, baptismal, Christian, name. ~ cleite, pen-name. ~ dílis, proper name, noun. ~ bréige, false name, alias. ~ muirne, ceana, pet name. ~ áite, place-name. ~ leabhair, name, title, of a book. ~ a thabhairt ar, to give a name to. ~ a chur ar, to name, specify. Duine, file, gan ~, a nameless, anonymous, person, poet. Brian is ~ dó, his name is Brian. Tugadh Brian mar ~ air, he was named Brian. Fear darb ~ Brian, a man named Brian. Cá h~ é? Cá h~ dó? Cad is ~ dó? Cén t-~ atá air? What is his name? Fear (de) d’~, a man of your name; your namesake. Is fear de d’~, ar d’~, é, he is a namesake of yours. Labhair ina ~ leis, speak to him by name. Is é a ~ é, (i) it is his name, (ii) it describes him perfectly. D’~ a chur le rud, to sign sth. Cuir síos d’~ leis, enter your name for it. In ~ a bheith ag obair, supposed to be working. Tá sé in ~ a bheith ina rí orthu, he is their king in name. Is leis a crochadh an t-~, he is unworthy of the name. An bhfuil scian agat? Tá an t-~ agam. Have you a knife? I have a sort of knife. Níl inti ach ~ scine, it is only a makeshift of a knife. Duine a chur as a ~, to miscall, abuse, s.o. Prov:Ná baintear an t-~ den bhairín, den bhlonag, call a spade a spade. (b) (In asseverations) In ~ Dé! In God’s name! For God’s sake! 2. Reputation. Tá an t-~ sin aige, air, he has that reputation. Tá ~ an léinn air, he is reputed for learning. Sin é a ~ riamh, that has always been his reputation. 3. Gram: Noun. ~ briathartha, verbal noun. ~ teibí, abstract noun. (Var:f, gs. ~e)