garmhac

Irish

Etymology

gar- (“near”) +‎ mac (“son”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaɾˠˌwak]

Noun

garmhac m (genitive singular garmhic, nominative plural garmhic)

1. grandson
2. (literary) adopted son, sister's son

Declension

Declension of garmhac

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative garmhac garmhic Vocative a gharmhic a gharmhaca Genitive garmhic garmhac Dative garmhac garmhic

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an garmhac na garmhic Genitive an gharmhic na ngarmhac Dative leis an ngarmhac don gharmhac leis na garmhic

Coordinate terms

• gariníon

See also

• ó (“grandson”) (archaic, used frequently in clan/sept names)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
garmhac	gharmhac	ngarmhac
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “garmhac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN