armónach

Irish

Etymology

From armóin (“harmony”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

armónach (genitive singular masculine armónaigh, genitive singular feminine armónaí, plural armónacha, comparative armónaí)

1. harmonic

Declension

Declension of armónach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	armónach	armónach	armónacha
Vocative	armónaigh		armónacha
Genitive		armónaí	armónacha	armónach
Dative	armónach	armónach; armónaigh (archaic)	armónacha
Comparative	níos armónaí
Superlative	is armónaí

Derived terms

• anarmónach (“anharmonic”, adjective)
• díchumadh armónach (“harmonic distortion”)
• fo-armónach (“subharmonic”, adjective)
• gathlach armónach (“harmonic pencil”)
• minicíochtaí armónacha (“harmonic frequencies”)
• réimniú armónach (“harmonic progression”) (noun chords forming harmony)
• seicheamh armónach (“harmonic progression”) (mathematics)
• sraith armónach (“harmonic progression”)

 

Noun

armónach m (genitive singular armónaigh, nominative plural armónaigh)

1. harmonic
2. (music) harmonica

Declension

Declension of armónach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative armónach armónaigh Vocative a armónaigh a armónacha Genitive armónaigh armónach Dative armónach armónaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-armónach na harmónaigh Genitive an armónaigh na n-armónach Dative leis an armónach don armónach leis na harmónaigh

Related terms

• armónaic (“harmonics”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
armónach	n-armónach	harmónach	t-armónach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “armónach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “harmonic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “armónach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.