adhmaint
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of adamās (“hard as steel”), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δαμάζω (damázō, “I tame”).
Noun[edit]
adhmaint f (genitive singular adhmainte, nominative plural adhmaintí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of adhmaint
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- adhmainteach (“magnetic”, adjective)
- adhmainteas m (“magnetism”)
- cloch adhmainte f (“lodestone”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
adhmaint | n-adhmaint | hadhmaint | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhmaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “adhmaint” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.