Amanach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]Amanach (genitive singular masculine Amanaigh, genitive singular feminine Amanaí, plural Amanacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | Amanach | Amanach | Amanacha | |
| vocative | Amanaigh | Amanacha | ||
| genitive | Amanaí | Amanacha | Amanach | |
| dative | Amanach | Amanach; Amanaigh (archaic) |
Amanacha | |
| Comparative | níos Amanaí | |||
| Superlative | is Amanaí | |||
Proper noun
[edit]Na nAmanach m pl
- genitive of na hAmanaigh (“the Amish”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanach | nAmanach | hAmanach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- “Amish”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024