monafónach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mona- + fón + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]monafónach (genitive singular masculine monafónaigh, genitive singular feminine monafónaí, plural monafónacha, not comparable)
- (music) monophonic
- Synonym: aonfhónach
- monaural, monophonic (of sound reproduction)
- Synonym: aonfhónach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | monafónach | mhonafónach | monafónacha; mhonafónacha2 | |
| vocative | mhonafónaigh | monafónacha | ||
| genitive | monafónaí | monafónacha | monafónach | |
| dative | monafónach; mhonafónach1 |
mhonafónach; mhonafónaigh (archaic) |
monafónacha; mhonafónacha2 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| monafónach | mhonafónach | 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
[edit]- “monafónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024