manach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmanach m (genitive singular manaigh, nominative plural manaigh)
- monk
- (historical) tenant of church lands
Declension
editDeclension of manach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- balsam na manach (“friar's balsam”)
- cochall manaigh (“monk's hood, amice”)
- Fir Manach (“Fermanagh”)
- manach bán (“Cistercian monk”, literally “white monk”)
- manach dubh (“Benedictine monk”, literally “black monk”)
- manach liath (“Cistercian monk”, literally “grey monk”)
- manachas (“monasticism”)
- manachúil (“monastic”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
manach | mhanach | 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) “manach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “manach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “manach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin monachus, possibly via Proto-Brythonic *manax.
Noun
editmanach m
- monk
- c. 808, Félire Oengusso, Prologue, line 97; republished as Whitley Stokes, transl., Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, Harrison & Sons, 1905:
- Ním·thá Sen-Phól manach, as a díthrub dubach, fria nóebainm co rrorath séntae cech slóg subach.
- Not so is Old Paul the monk, whose hermitage is gloomy; by his holy name with great grace, every happy crowd is blessed.
- (law) tenant of church lands
Inflection
editMasculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | manach | manachL | manaigL |
Vocative | manaig | manachL | manchuH |
Accusative | manachN | manachL | manchuH |
Genitive | manaigL | manach | manachN |
Dative | manachL | manchaib | manchaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
editEtymology 2
editAdjective
editmanach
- Alternative form of monach
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
manach also mmanach after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
manach pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmanach m (genitive singular manaich, plural manaich)
Derived terms
editMutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
manach | mhanach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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