cnáimhseach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cnáimsech f (“midwife”).
Noun
cnáimhseach f (genitive singular cnáimhsí, nominative plural cnáimhseacha)
- midwife
- Synonyms: bean chabhrach, bean ghlúine, cailleach
Declension
Declension of cnáimhseach
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cnáimhseachas m (“midwifery, obstetrics”)
Adjective
cnáimhseach (genitive singular masculine cnáimhsigh, genitive singular feminine cnáimhsí, plural cnáimhseacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of cnáimhseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cnáimhseach | chnáimhseach | cnáimhseacha; chnáimhseacha² | |
Vocative | chnáimhsigh | cnáimhseacha | ||
Genitive | cnáimhsí | cnáimhseacha | cnáimhseach | |
Dative | cnáimhseach; chnáimhseach¹ |
chnáimhseach; chnáimhsigh (archaic) |
cnáimhseacha; chnáimhseacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cnáimhseach | chnáimhseach | gcnáimhseach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "cnáimhseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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