Mahamadach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Mahamad (“Mohammed”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Mahamadach (genitive singular masculine Mahamadaigh, genitive singular feminine Mahamadaí, plural Mahamadacha, not comparable)
- (dated) Mohammedan (Muslim)
- Synonym: Moslamach
Declension
[edit]Declension of Mahamadach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Mahamadach | Mhahamadach | Mahamadacha; Mhahamadacha² | |
Vocative | Mhahamadaigh | Mahamadacha | ||
Genitive | Mahamadaí | Mahamadacha | Mahamadach | |
Dative | Mahamadach; Mhahamadach¹ |
Mhahamadach; Mhahamadaigh (archaic) |
Mahamadacha; Mhahamadacha² | |
Comparative | níos Mahamadaí | |||
Superlative | is Mahamadaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- Mahamadachas m (“Mohammedanism”)
Related terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Mahamadach m (genitive singular Mahamadaigh, nominative plural Mahamadaigh)
- (dated) Mohammedan (Muslim)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Mahamadach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Mahamadach | Mhahamadach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Mahamadach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Mahamadach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm