cnáimhseach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cnáimsech f (“midwife”).

Noun

cnáimhseach f (genitive singular cnáimhsí, nominative plural cnáimhseacha)

  1. midwife
    Synonyms: bean chabhrach, bean ghlúine, cailleach

Declension

Declension of cnáimhseach (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cnáimhseach cnáimhseacha
vocative a chnáimhseach a chnáimhseacha
genitive cnáimhsí cnáimhseach
dative cnáimhseach cnáimhseacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chnáimhseach na cnáimhseacha
genitive na cnáimhsí na gcnáimhseach
dative leis an gcnáimhseach
don chnáimhseach 		leis na cnáimhseacha

Derived terms

Adjective

cnáimhseach (genitive singular masculine cnáimhsigh, genitive singular feminine cnáimhsí, plural cnáimhseacha, not comparable)

  1. obstetric
  2. obstetrical

Declension

Declension of cnáimhseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative cnáimhseach chnáimhseach cnáimhseacha;
chnáimhseacha2
vocative chnáimhsigh cnáimhseacha
genitive cnáimhsí cnáimhseacha cnáimhseach
dative cnáimhseach;
chnáimhseach1 		chnáimhseach;
chnáimhsigh (archaic) 		cnáimhseacha;
chnáimhseacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnáimhseach
radical lenition eclipsis
cnáimhseach chnáimhseach gcnáimhseach

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

References

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