aonmhac

Irish

Etymology

From aon- +‎ mac (“son”).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːnˠˌwak/, /ˈeːn̪ˠˌwak/

Noun

aonmhac m (genitive singular aonmhic, nominative plural aonmhic)

1. only son
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 94:

     ḱŕeȷĭm ə n-īsə ḱŕīst ə ēn-wak sn̥.

     [Creidim in Íosa Críost a aonmhac san.]

     I believe in Jesus Christ his only son.

Declension

Declension of aonmhac

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aonmhac aonmhic Vocative a aonmhic a aonmhaca Genitive aonmhic aonmhac Dative aonmhac aonmhic

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aonmhac na haonmhic Genitive an aonmhic na n-aonmhac Dative leis an aonmhac don aonmhac leis na haonmhic

Synonyms

• mac aonghine

Related terms

• aonghin f (“only begotten child”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aonmhac	n-aonmhac	haonmhac	t-aonmhac
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aonmhac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN