mamaí

See also: mamai and màmài

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmˠamˠiː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mammy.

Noun

mamaí f (genitive singular mamaí)

1. mammy, mummy, mommy

   Synonyms: mam, maime

Declension

Declension of mamaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mamaí Vocative a mhamaí Genitive mamaí Dative mamaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an mhamaí Genitive na mamaí Dative leis an mamaí don mhamaí

Derived terms

• peata mamaí m (“molly-coddle”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mamaí

1. 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

1. plural of mama (“breast, pap; mamma”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mamaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mamaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024