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marcach
marcach
Irish
Noun
marcach m (genitive singular marcaigh, nominative plural marcaigh)
Declension
Declension of marcach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- banmharcach (“horsewoman”)
Related terms
- marcaíocht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| marcach | mharcach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "marcach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *markākos. Equivalent to marc (“horse”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmarkax/
Noun
marcach m (genitive marcaig, nominative plural marcaig)
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- marcachas
- marcachdae
- marcaigecht
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| marcach also mmarcach after a proclitic |
marcach pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
marcach also mmarcach after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||