acmhainneach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- acfainneach, acfhainneach
- acfhuinneach, acfuineach, acfuinneach, acmhuineach, acmhuinneach (superseded)
- acmhuingeach (obsolete)[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑkfˠənʲəx/[2] (corresponding to the form acfainneach)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Irish acmaingech.[3] By surface analysis, acmhainn (“capacity”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]acmhainneach (genitive singular masculine acmhainnigh, genitive singular feminine acmhainní, plural acmhainneacha, comparative acmhainní)
- strong, able to endure
- substantial, well-to-do
- (of a craft) seaworthy
- Synonym: muiracmhainneach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach | acmhainneacha | |
| vocative | acmhainnigh | acmhainneacha | ||
| genitive | acmhainní | acmhainneacha | acmhainneach | |
| dative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach; acmhainnigh (archaic) |
acmhainneacha | |
| Comparative | níos acmhainní | |||
| Superlative | is acmhainní | |||
Related terms
[edit]- acmhainneacht f (“potential, ability”)
Etymology 2
[edit]From acmhainn (“capacity, endurance; means, resources”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]acmhainneach (genitive singular masculine acmhainnigh, genitive singular feminine acmhainní, plural acmhainneacha, comparative acmhainní)
- Alternative form of acaointeach (“plaintive, doleful”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach | acmhainneacha | |
| vocative | acmhainnigh | acmhainneacha | ||
| genitive | acmhainní | acmhainneacha | acmhainneach | |
| dative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach; acmhainnigh (archaic) |
acmhainneacha | |
| Comparative | níos acmhainní | |||
| Superlative | is acmhainní | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| acmhainneach | n-acmhainneach | hacmhainneach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “acmhainneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 229, page 116
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “accmaingech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acmhainneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “acmhainneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “acmhainneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024