adhmaint
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of adamās (“hard as steel”), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δαμάζω (damázō, “I tame”).
Noun
[edit]adhmaint f (genitive singular adhmainte, nominative plural adhmaintí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of adhmaint
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- adhmainteach (“magnetic”, adjective)
- adhmainteas m (“magnetism”)
- cloch adhmainte f (“lodestone”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
adhmaint | n-adhmaint | hadhmaint | 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) “adhmaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “adhmaint”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm