machnamh
Irish
Alternative forms
- machtnadh, machtnú, machtnughadh (obsolete)
- machtnamh (superseded)
Etymology
Alteration of Middle Irish machtnad (“wonder, surprise”), a variant of Old Irish machdad (“wonder, astonishment”). By surface analysis, machn(aigh) + -amh.
Pronunciation
Noun
machnamh m (genitive singular machnaimh)
- verbal noun of machnaigh
- contemplation, meditation, consideration
Declension
Declension of machnamh
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| machnamh | mhachnamh | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “machnamh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “machtnamh”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “machtnaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 455
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “machnamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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