manach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Noun
manach m (genitive singular manaigh, nominative plural manaigh)
- monk
- (historical) tenant of church lands
Declension
Declension of manach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- balsam na manach (“friar's balsam”)
- cochall manaigh (“monk's hood, amice”)
- Fir Manach (“Fermanagh”)
- manach bán (“Cistercian monk”, literally “white monk”)
- manach dubh (“Benedictine monk”, literally “black monk”)
- manach liath (“Cistercian monk”, literally “grey monk”)
- manachas (“monasticism”)
- manachúil (“monastic”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
manach | mhanach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “manach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “manach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “manach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Noun
manach m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Adjective
manach
- Alternative form of monach
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
manach also mmanach after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
manach pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Noun
manach m (genitive singular manaich, plural manaich)
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
manach | mhanach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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