feamnach

Irish

Etymology

feamainn +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲamˠnˠa(x)/

Noun

feamnach f (genitive singular feamnaí)

1. (collective) seaweed

Declension

Declension of feamnach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative feamnach Vocative a fheamnach Genitive feamnaí Dative feamnach feamnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fheamnach Genitive na feamnaí Dative leis an bhfeamnach leis an bhfeamnaigh (archaic, dialectal) don fheamnach don fheamnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feamnach	fheamnach	bhfeamnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “femnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “feamnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 303
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feamnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

feamnach f

1. genitive singular of feamainn

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
feamnach	fheamnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.