mairnéalach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mairnélach, from Middle English marinel +‎ -ach, from Anglo-Norman marinel; compare Medieval Latin marīnellus.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaːɾˠn̠ʲalˠa(x)/, /ˈmˠaːɾˠn̠ʲal̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

mairnéalach m (genitive singular mairnéalaigh, nominative plural mairnéalaigh)

1. mariner, sailor

   Is é Naomh Breandán pátrún na mairnéalach.

   The patron saint of mariners is Saint Brendan.

Declension

Declension of mairnéalach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative mairnéalach mairnéalaigh vocative a mhairnéalaigh a mhairnéalacha genitive mairnéalaigh mairnéalach dative mairnéalach mairnéalaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mairnéalach na mairnéalaigh genitive an mhairnéalaigh na mairnéalach dative leis an mairnéalach don mhairnéalach leis na mairnéalaigh

Derived terms

• mairnéalacht (“seamanship”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mairnéalach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mairnéalach	mhairnéalach	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) “mairnéalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN