acmhainneach
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- acfainneach, acfhainneach
- acfhuinneach, acfuineach, acfuinneach, acmhuineach, acmhuinneach (superseded)
- acmhuingeach (obsolete)[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): (Waterford) /ˈakɪɲəx/; (Cork) /ˈɑkfˠɪɲəx/, (Kerry) /ˈɑkfˠɪnʲəx/ (corresponding to the form acfainneach)[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈakuːn̠ʲəx/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): (South Donegal) /ˈakuːn̠ʲa(x)/[4], /ˈakun̠ʲəx/[5]; (North Donegal) /ˈakən̠ʲa(x)/[6]
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle Irish acmaingech.[7] By surface analysis, acmhainn (“capacity”) -ach.
Adjective
editacmhainneach (genitive singular masculine acmhainnigh, genitive singular feminine acmhainní, plural acmhainneacha, comparative acmhainní)
- strong, able to endure
- substantial, well-to-do
- (of a craft) seaworthy
- Synonym: muiracmhainneach
Declension
edit| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach | acmhainneacha | |
| vocative | acmhainnigh | acmhainneacha | ||
| genitive | acmhainní | acmhainneacha | acmhainneach | |
| dative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach; acmhainnigh (archaic) |
acmhainneacha | |
| Comparative | níos acmhainní | |||
| Superlative | is acmhainní | |||
Related terms
edit- acmhainneacht f (“potential, ability”)
Etymology 2
editFrom acmhainn (“capacity, endurance; means, resources”) -ach.
Adjective
editacmhainneach (genitive singular masculine acmhainnigh, genitive singular feminine acmhainní, plural acmhainneacha, comparative acmhainní)
- Alternative form of acaointeach (“plaintive, doleful”)
Declension
edit| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach | acmhainneacha | |
| vocative | acmhainnigh | acmhainneacha | ||
| genitive | acmhainní | acmhainneacha | acmhainneach | |
| dative | acmhainneach | acmhainneach; acmhainnigh (archaic) |
acmhainneacha | |
| Comparative | níos acmhainní | |||
| Superlative | is acmhainní | |||
Mutation
edit| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| acmhainneach | n-acmhainneach | hacmhainneach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ “acmhainneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 229, page 116
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 70, page 18
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 48, page 21
- ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 246, page 87; reprinted 1979
- ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 225
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “accmaingech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acmhainneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “acmhainneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “acmhainneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024