machnamh
Irish
Alternative forms
- machtnadh, machtnú, machtnughadh (obsolete)
- machtnamh (superseded)
Etymology
Alteration of Middle Irish machtnad (“wonder, surprise”), a variant of Old Irish machdad (“wonder, astonishment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
machnamh m (genitive singular machnaimh)
- verbal noun of machnaigh
- contemplation, meditation, consideration
Declension
Declension of machnamh
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| machnamh | mhachnamh | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “machnamh” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “machtnamh”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “machtnaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 455.
- "machnamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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