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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
manach m (genitive singular manaigh, nominative plural manaigh)
- monk
- (historical) tenant of church lands
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| manach
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mhanach
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “manach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “manach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “manach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin monachus, possibly via Proto-Brythonic *manax.
Noun
manach m
- monk
c. 808, Félire Oengusso, Prologue, line 97; republished as Whitley Stokes, transl., Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, Harrison & Sons, 1905:Ním·thá Sen-Phól manach, as a díthrub dubach, fria nóebainm co rrorath séntae cech slóg subach.- Not so is Old Paul the monk, whose hermitage is gloomy; by his holy name with great grace, every happy crowd is blessed.
- (law) tenant of church lands
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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manach
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manachL
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manaigL
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| Vocative
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manaig
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manachL
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manchuH
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| Accusative
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manachN
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manachL
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manchuH
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| Genitive
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manaigL
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manach
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manachN
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| Dative
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manachL
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manchaib
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manchaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Etymology 2
Adjective
manach
- Alternative form of monach
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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manach
also mmanach after a proclitic
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manach
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
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unchanged
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 manach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish manach, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
manach m (genitive singular manaich, plural manaich)
- monk
- friar
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| manach |
mhanach
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading