adhmaint

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of adamās (“hard as steel”), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δαμάζω (damázō, “I tame”).

Noun

adhmaint f (genitive singular adhmainte, nominative plural adhmaintí)

  1. adamant, lodestone; magnet

Declension

Declension of adhmaint (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative adhmaint adhmainta
vocative a adhmaint a adhmainta
genitive adhmainte adhmaint
dative adhmaint adhmainta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an adhmaint na hadhmainta
genitive na hadhmainte na n-adhmaint
dative leis an adhmaint
don adhmaint 		leis na hadhmainta

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of adhmaint
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
adhmaint n-adhmaint hadhmaint not applicable

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

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