mamach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From mam + -ach, or possibly from Latin mamma (“breast”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mamach (genitive singular masculine mamaigh, genitive singular feminine mamaí, plural mamacha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of mamach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mamach | mhamach | mamacha; mhamacha² | |
| Vocative | mhamaigh | mamacha | ||
| Genitive | mamaí | mamacha | mamach | |
| Dative | mamach; mhamach¹ |
mhamach; mhamaigh (archaic) |
mamacha; mhamacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
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
- faireog mhamach f (“mammary gland”)
Noun edit
mamach m (genitive singular mamaigh, nominative plural mamaigh)
Declension edit
Declension of mamach
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mamach | mhamach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mamach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mamach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mamach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Lower Sorbian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mamach
Palauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq.
Noun edit
mamach
Derived terms edit
References edit
- mamach in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- mamach in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- mamach in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 140.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mamach f
Upper Sorbian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mamach