lámhach

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See also: làmhach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish lámach. By surface analysis, lámh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠãːwa(x)/

Noun

lámhach m (genitive singular lámhaigh)

firing, shooting (discharge of a firearm)
hurling (throwing a missile)
fire (in-flight bullets)
(dated) dexterity
Synonym: deaslámhacht

Declension

Declension of lámhach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms
case	singular
nominative	lámhach
vocative	a lámhaigh
genitive	lámhaigh
dative	lámhach

forms with the definite article
case	singular
nominative	an lámhach
genitive	an lámhaigh
dative	leis an lámhach don lámhach

Derived terms

cíor lámhaigh (“crenellation”)
coirceog lámhaigh (“cone of fire”)
lámhach leatrasna (“enfilade”)
lón lámhaigh (“ammunition”)
poll lámhaigh (“loophole”)
raon lámhaigh (“firing range, shooting range”)
scuad lámhaigh (“firing squad”)

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lámach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “láṁaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 416
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lámhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75

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