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manach

manach

Irish

Noun

manach m (genitive singular manaigh, nominative plural manaigh)

  1. monk

Declension

Derived terms

  • manach bán
  • manach dubh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
manach mhanach unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmanax/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Latin monachus.

Noun

manach m

  1. monk
  2. (law) tenant of church lands
Inflection

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Descendants

Etymology 2

Adjective

manach

  1. Alternative form of monach

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
manach
also mmanach after a proclitic
manach
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
manach
also mmanach after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus.

Noun

manach m (genitive singular manaich, plural manaich)

  1. monk
  2. friar

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
manach mhanach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.