gíománach

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English yoman +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gíománach m (genitive singular gíománaigh, nominative plural gíománaigh)

  1. coachman
  2. lackey (liveried male servant)
  3. yeoman (subordinate)

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gíománach ghíománach ngíománach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38

Further reading

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