mamaí

See also: mamai and màmài

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmˠamˠiː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mammy.

Noun

mamaí f (genitive singular mamaí)

1. mammy, mummy, mommy

   Synonyms: mam, maime

Declension

Declension of mamaí (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative mamaí vocative a mhamaí genitive mamaí dative mamaí forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mhamaí genitive na mamaí dative leis an mamaí don mhamaí

Derived terms

• peata mamaí m (“molly-coddle”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mamaí

1. genitive singular feminine of mamach (“mammary; mammal, mammalian”)

Alternative forms

• mamaighe (obsolete)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mamaí m pl

1. plural of mama (“breast, pap; mamma”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mamaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mamaí	mhamaí	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) “mamaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mamaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mamaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024