manach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manach m (genitive singular manaigh, nominative plural manaigh)
- monk
- (historical) tenant of church lands
Declension edit
Declension of manach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “manach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “manach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “manach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin monachus, possibly via Proto-Brythonic *manax.
Noun edit
manach m
- monk
- c. 808, Félire Oengusso, Prologue, line 97; republished as Whitley Stokes, transl., Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, Harrison & Sons, 1905:
- Ním·thá Sen-Phól manach, as a díthrub dubach, fria nóebainm co rrorath séntae cech slóg subach.
- Not so is Old Paul the monk, whose hermitage is gloomy; by his holy name with great grace, every happy crowd is blessed.
- (law) tenant of church lands
Inflection edit
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | manach | manachL | manaigL |
Vocative | manaig | manachL | manchuH |
Accusative | manachN | manachL | manchuH |
Genitive | manaigL | manach | manachN |
Dative | manachL | manchaib | manchaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
manach
- Alternative form of monach
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
manach also mmanach after a proclitic |
manach pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manach m (genitive singular manaich, plural manaich)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
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 edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language