mamach
Irish
Etymology
From mam + -ach, or possibly from Latin mamma (“breast”).
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠamˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠamˠa(x)/
Adjective
mamach (genitive singular masculine mamaigh, genitive singular feminine mamaí, plural mamacha, not comparable)
- mammary
- mammal, mammalian
Declension
Declension of mamach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
- faireog mhamach f (“mammary gland”)
Noun
mamach m (genitive singular mamaigh, nominative plural mamaigh)
- mammal
Declension
Declension of mamach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmamax]
Noun
mamach
- locative plural of mama
Palauan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mamaq.
Noun
mamach
- betelnut chew
Derived terms
- melamech
References
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.max/
- Rhymes: -amax
- Syllabification: ma‧mach
Noun
mamach f
- locative plural of mama
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmamax]
Noun
mamach
- locative plural of mama