adamhach

Irish

Etymology

From adamh (“atom”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

adamhach (genitive singular masculine adamhaigh, genitive singular feminine adamhaí, plural adamhacha, comparative adamhaí)

1. (chemistry, physics) atomic

Declension

Declension of adamhach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	adamhach	adamhach	adamhacha
vocative	adamhaigh		adamhacha
genitive		adamhaí	adamhacha	adamhach
dative	adamhach	adamhach; adamhaigh (archaic)	adamhacha
Comparative	níos adamhaí
Superlative	is adamhaí

Derived terms

• adamhachas m (“atomism”)
• buama adamhach (“atomic bomb”)
• carn adamhach (“atomic pile”)
• clog adamhach (“atomic clock”)
• cumhacht adamhach (“atomic power”)
• fisic adamhach f (“atomic physics”)
• fuinneamh adamhach (“atomic energy”)
• mais adamhach f (“atomic mass”)
• meáchan adamhach (“atomic weight”)
• teas adamhach (“atomic heat”)
• teoiric adamhach f (“atomic theory”)
• uimhir adamhach (“atomic number”)

Related terms

• adamhacht f (“atomicity”)
• adamhaigh (“atomize”, verb)
• aon-adamhach (“monatomic”, adjective)
• dé-adamhach (“diatomic”, adjective)
• fo-adamhach (“subatomic”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of adamhach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adamhach	n-adamhach	hadamhach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adamhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “adamhach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “adamhach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025