Amanach

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Irish

Etymology

After the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730) + -ach.

Adjective

Amanach (genitive singular masculine Amanaigh, genitive singular feminine Amanaí, plural Amanacha, not comparable)

  1. Amish

Declension

Declension of Amanach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Amanach Amanach Amanacha
vocative Amanaigh Amanacha
genitive Amanaí Amanacha Amanach
dative Amanach Amanach;
Amanaigh (archaic) 		Amanacha
Comparative níos Amanaí
Superlative is Amanaí

Proper noun

Na nAmanach m pl

  1. genitive of na hAmanaigh (“the Amish”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Amanach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Amanach nAmanach hAmanach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • “Amish”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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