Normannach

Irish

Etymology

From An Normainn (“Normandy”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Normannach (genitive singular masculine Normannaigh, genitive singular feminine Normannaí, plural Normannacha, not comparable)

1. Norman

Declension

Declension of Normannach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Normannach	Normannach	Normannacha
vocative	Normannaigh		Normannacha
genitive		Normannaí	Normannacha	Normannach
dative	Normannach	Normannach; Normannaigh (archaic)	Normannacha
Comparative	níos Normannaí
Superlative	is Normannaí

Derived terms

• Angla-Normannach (“Anglo-Norman”, adjective)

Noun

Normannach m (genitive singular Normannaigh, nominative plural Normannaigh)

1. Norman

   Synonym: Gall

Declension

Declension of Normannach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Normannach Normannaigh vocative a Normannaigh a Normannacha genitive Normannaigh Normannach dative Normannach Normannaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Normannach na Normannaigh genitive an Normannaigh na Normannach dative leis an Normannach don Normannach leis na Normannaigh

Derived terms

• Angla-Normannach m (“Anglo-Norman”)
• Concas na Normannach m (“Norman Conquest”)
• Ionradh na Normannach m (“the Norman Invasion”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Normannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Normannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024