manach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠanˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠanˠa(x)/
Noun
manach m (genitive singular manaigh, nominative plural manaigh)
- monk
- (historical) tenant of church lands
Declension
Declension of manach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- balsam na manach (“friar's balsam”)
- cochall manaigh (“monk's hood, amice”)
- Fir Manach (“Fermanagh”)
- manachas (“monasticism”)
- manach bán (“Cistercian monk”, literally “white monk”)
- manach dubh (“Benedictine monk”, literally “black monk”)
- manach liath (“Cistercian monk”, literally “grey monk”)
- manachúil (“monastic”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish 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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “manach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “manach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “manach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.nəx/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Noun
manach m
- monk
- c. 808, Félire Oengusso, published in Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee (1905, Harrison & Sons), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes, Prologue, line 97
- 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.
- c. 808, Félire Oengusso, published in Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee (1905, Harrison & Sons), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes, Prologue, line 97
- (law) tenant of church lands
Inflection
Masculine 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
- Middle Irish: manach
- Irish: manach
- Manx: maynagh, monnagh
- Scottish Gaelic: manach
Adjective
manach
- Alternative form of monach
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
manach also mmanach after a proclitic | manach pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Noun
manach m (genitive singular manaich, plural manaich)
- monk
- friar
Derived terms
- manachainn
Mutation
Scottish 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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language