Amanach

Irish

Etymology

After the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730) + -ach.

Adjective

Amanach (genitive singular masculine Amanaigh, genitive singular feminine Amanaí, plural Amanacha, not comparable)

1. Amish

Declension

Declension of Amanach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Amanach	Amanach	Amanacha
Vocative	Amanaigh		Amanacha
Genitive		Amanaí	Amanacha	Amanach
Dative	Amanach	Amanach; Amanaigh (archaic)	Amanacha
Comparative	níos Amanaí
Superlative	is Amanaí

Proper noun

Na nAmanach m pl

1. genitive of na hAmanaigh (“the Amish”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Amanach	nAmanach	hAmanach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Amish”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024