armónach

Irish

Etymology

From armóin (“harmony”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

armónach (genitive singular masculine armónaigh, genitive singular feminine armónaí, plural armónacha, comparative armónaí)

1. harmonic

Declension

Declension of armónach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	armónach	armónach	armónacha
vocative	armónaigh		armónacha
genitive		armónaí	armónacha	armónach
dative	armónach	armónach; armónaigh (archaic)	armónacha
Comparative	níos armónaí
Superlative	is armónaí

Derived terms

• anarmónach (“anharmonic”, adjective)
• díchumadh armónach (“harmonic distortion”)
• fo-armónach (“subharmonic”, adjective)
• gathlach armónach (“harmonic pencil”)
• minicíochtaí armónacha (“harmonic frequencies”)
• réimniú armónach (“harmonic progression”) (noun chords forming harmony)
• seicheamh armónach (“harmonic progression”) (mathematics)
• sraith armónach (“harmonic progression”)

Noun

armónach m (genitive singular armónaigh, nominative plural armónaigh)

1. harmonic
2. (music) harmonica

Declension

Declension of armónach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative armónach armónaigh vocative a armónaigh a armónacha genitive armónaigh armónach dative armónach armónaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-armónach na harmónaigh genitive an armónaigh na n-armónach dative leis an armónach don armónach leis na harmónaigh

Related terms

• armónaic (“harmonics”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of armónach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
armónach	n-armónach	harmónach	t-armónach

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