urramach

urramach

Irish

Alternative forms

• urramasach

Etymology

From urraim (“respect, esteem; deferential regard, reverence, veneration”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

urramach (genitive singular masculine urramaigh, genitive singular feminine urramaí, plural urramacha, comparative urramaí)

1. respectful, reverential
2. revered, reverent, reverend

Declension

Declension of urramach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	urramach	urramach	urramacha
Vocative	urramaigh		urramacha
Genitive		urramaí	urramacha	urramach
Dative	urramach	urramach; urramaigh (archaic)	urramacha
Comparative	níos urramaí
Superlative	is urramaí

Synonyms

• urramúil

Antonyms

• mí-urramach, neamhurramach (“disrespectful”)

Related terms

• urramacht f (“respectfulness, reverence”)
• urramaigh (“respect, revere; act according to, observe”, verb)

Noun

urramach m (genitive singular urramaigh, nominative plural urramaigh)

1. reverend person

Declension

Declension of urramach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative urramach urramaigh Vocative a urramaigh a urramacha Genitive urramaigh urramach Dative urramach urramaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-urramach na hurramaigh Genitive an urramaigh na n-urramach Dative leis an urramach don urramach leis na hurramaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urramach	n-urramach	hurramach	t-urramach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "urramach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.