cnáimhseach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish cnáimsech f (“midwife”).
Noun
[edit]cnáimhseach f (genitive singular cnáimhsí, nominative plural cnáimhseacha)
- midwife
- Synonyms: bean chabhrach, bean ghlúine, cailleach
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- cnáimhseachas m (“midwifery, obstetrics”)
Adjective
[edit]cnáimhseach (genitive singular masculine cnáimhsigh, genitive singular feminine cnáimhsí, plural cnáimhseacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | cnáimhseach | chnáimhseach | cnáimhseacha; chnáimhseacha2 | |
vocative | chnáimhsigh | cnáimhseacha | ||
genitive | cnáimhsí | cnáimhseacha | cnáimhseach | |
dative | cnáimhseach; chnáimhseach1 |
chnáimhseach; chnáimhsigh (archaic) |
cnáimhseacha; chnáimhseacha2 | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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cnáimhseach | chnáimhseach | gcnáimhseach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cnáimhseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN