garmhac

Irish

Etymology

From gar- (“near”) +‎ mac (“son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡˠaɾˠˌwakˠ]

Noun

garmhac m (genitive singular garmhic, nominative plural garmhic)

1. grandson
2. (literary) adopted son, sister's son

Declension

Declension of garmhac

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative garmhac garmhic Vocative a gharmhic a gharmhaca Genitive garmhic garmhac Dative garmhac garmhic

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an garmhac na garmhic Genitive an gharmhic na ngarmhac Dative leis an ngarmhac don gharmhac leis na garmhic

Synonyms

• (grandson): ó

Coordinate terms

• gariníon

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
garmhac	gharmhac	ngarmhac
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "garmhac" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.