Manannach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish Manannach. By surface analysis, Manainn + -ach.
Adjective
Manannach (genitive singular masculine Manannaigh, genitive singular feminine Manannaí, plural Manannacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Manannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Manannach | Mhanannach | Manannacha; Mhanannacha² | |
Vocative | Mhanannaigh | Manannacha | ||
Genitive | Manannaí | Manannacha | Manannach | |
Dative | Manannach; Mhanannach¹ |
Mhanannach; Mhanannaigh (archaic) |
Manannacha; Mhanannacha² | |
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.
Declension
Declension of Manannach
First declension
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 |
Manannach | Mhanannach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “manannach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Manannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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