Iamácach
Irish
Etymology
From Iamáice (“Jamaica”) + -ach.
Adjective
Iamácach (genitive singular masculine Iamácaigh, genitive singular feminine Iamácaí, plural Iamácacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Iamácach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Iamácach | Iamácach | Iamácacha | |
Vocative | Iamácaigh | Iamácacha | ||
Genitive | Iamácaí | Iamácacha | Iamácach | |
Dative | Iamácach | Iamácach; Iamácaigh (archaic) |
Iamácacha | |
Comparative | níos Iamácaí | |||
Superlative | is Iamácaí |
Declension
Declension of Iamácach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Iamácach | nIamácach | hIamácach | tIamácach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Iamácach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “Jamaican” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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