mamach
Irish
Etymology
From mam + -ach, or possibly from Latin mamma (“breast”).
Adjective
mamach (genitive singular masculine mamaigh, genitive singular feminine mamaí, plural mamacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of mamach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mamach | mhamach | mamacha; mhamacha² | |
Vocative | mhamaigh | mamacha | ||
Genitive | mamaí | mamacha | mamach | |
Dative | mamach; mhamach¹ |
mhamach; mhamaigh (archaic) |
mamacha; mhamacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
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
- faireog mhamach f (“mammary gland”)
Noun
mamach m (genitive singular mamaigh, nominative plural mamaigh)
Declension
Declension of mamach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mamach | mhamach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mamach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mamach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mamach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
mamach
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
mamach
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