feamnach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish femnach. By surface analysis, feamainn +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲamˠən̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲamˠnˠa(x)/

Noun

feamnach f (genitive singular feamnaí)

1. (collective) seaweed

Declension

Declension of feamnach (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative feamnach vocative a fheamnach genitive feamnaí dative feamnach feamnaigh (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fheamnach genitive na feamnaí dative leis an bhfeamnach leis an bhfeamnaigh (archaic, dialectal) don fheamnach don fheamnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Mutated forms of feamnach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feamnach	fheamnach	bhfeamnach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “feamnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 303
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feamnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

feamnach f

1. genitive singular of feamainn

Mutation

Mutation of feamnach

radical	lenition
feamnach	fheamnach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.