garmhac
Irish
Etymology
gar- (“near”) + mac (“son”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡaɾˠˌwak]
Noun
garmhac m (genitive singular garmhic, nominative plural garmhic)
- grandson
- (literary) adopted son, sister's son
Declension
Declension of garmhac
First declension
Bare forms:
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Coordinate terms
- gariníon
See also
- ó (“grandson”) (archaic, used frequently in clan/sept names)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- "garmhac" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.