Moslamach
Irish
editEtymology
editUltimately from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”) + -ach.
Adjective
editMoslamach (genitive singular masculine Moslamaigh, genitive singular feminine Moslamaí, plural Moslamacha, not comparable)
- Muslim
- Synonym: Mahamadach
Declension
editDeclension of Moslamach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Moslamach | Mhoslamach | Moslamacha; Mhoslamacha² | |
Vocative | Mhoslamaigh | Moslamacha | ||
Genitive | Moslamaí | Moslamacha | Moslamach | |
Dative | Moslamach; Mhoslamach¹ |
Mhoslamach; Mhoslamaigh (archaic) |
Moslamacha; Mhoslamacha² | |
Comparative | níos Moslamaí | |||
Superlative | is Moslamaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
edit- Caille Mhoslamach f (“yashmak”)
Related terms
editNoun
editMoslamach m (genitive singular Moslamaigh, nominative plural Moslamaigh)
- Muslim
- Synonym: Mahamadach
Declension
editDeclension of Moslamach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Moslamach | Mhoslamach | 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) “Moslamach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Moslamach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Moslamach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024