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Máratánach
Máratánach
Irish
Adjective
Máratánach (genitive singular masculine Máratánaigh, genitive singular feminine Máratánaí, plural Máratánacha)
Declension
Declension of Máratánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Máratánach | Máratánach¹ | Máratánacha³ | |
| Vocative | Máratánaigh¹ | Máratánach¹ | Máratánacha | |
| Genitive | Máratánaigh¹ | Máratánaí (obsolete) Máratánaighe |
Máratánacha | Máratánach |
| Dative | Máratánach² | Máratánach¹ (archaic) Máratánaigh¹ |
Máratánacha³ | |
| Comparative | Máratánaí (obsolete) Máratánaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- An Mháratáin f (“Mauritania”)
- Poblacht Ioslamach na Máratáine f (“the Islamic Republic of Mauritania”)
Noun
Máratánach m (genitive singular Máratánaigh, nominative plural Máratánaigh)
- Mauritanian person
Declension
Declension of Máratánach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Máratánach | Mháratánach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Máratánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.