urramach

Irish

Alternative forms

• urramasach

Etymology

From urraim (“respect, esteem; deferential regard, reverence, veneration”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌɾˠəmˠa(x)/

Adjective

urramach (genitive singular masculine urramaigh, genitive singular feminine urramaí, plural urramacha, comparative urramaí)

1. reverential, reverent

   Synonym: ómósach

2. reverend
3. (nominalized) reverend (person)

   an tUrramach Gilleasbuig Mac Fhearchair ― Reverend Archibald Farquharson

Declension

Declension of urramach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	urramach	urramach	urramacha
vocative	urramaigh		urramacha
genitive		urramaí	urramacha	urramach
dative	urramach	urramach; urramaigh (archaic)	urramacha
Comparative	níos urramaí
Superlative	is urramaí

Synonyms

• urramúil

Antonyms

• mí-urramach, neamhurramach (“disrespectful”)

Related terms

• urramacht f (“respectfulness, reverence”)
• urramaigh (“respect, revere; act according to, observe”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of urramach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urramach	n-urramach	hurramach	t-urramach

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) “urramach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN