mamaí
See also: mamai and màmài
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmˠamˠiː]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English mammy.
Noun
mamaí f (genitive singular mamaí)
- mammy, mummy, mommy
- Synonyms: mam, maime
Declension
Declension of mamaí
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- peata mamaí m (“molly-coddle”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
mamaí
- genitive singular feminine of mamach (“mammary; mammal, mammalian”)
Alternative forms
- mamaighe (obsolete)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
mamaí m pl
- plural of mama (“breast, pap; mamma”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mamaí | mhamaí | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mamaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mamaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mamaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.