mamach
Irish
Etymology
Adjective
mamach (genitive singular masculine mamaigh, genitive singular feminine mamaí, plural mamacha, not comparable)
Declension
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 | níos mamaí | |||
| Superlative | is mamaí | |||
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
- faireog mhamach f (“mammary gland”)
Noun
mamach m (genitive singular mamaigh, nominative plural mamaigh)
Declension
Declension of mamach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| 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. | ||
Further reading
- "mamach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmamax]
Noun
mamach
- locative plural of mama
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmamax]
Noun
mamach
- locative plural of mama
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