monafónach

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Irish

Etymology

From mona- +‎ fón + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

monafónach (genitive singular masculine monafónaigh, genitive singular feminine monafónaí, plural monafónacha, not comparable)

  1. (music) monophonic
    Synonym: aonfhónach
  2. monaural, monophonic (of sound reproduction)
    Synonym: aonfhónach

Declension

Declension of monafónach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative monafónach mhonafónach monafónacha;
mhonafónacha2
vocative mhonafónaigh monafónacha
genitive monafónaí monafónacha monafónach
dative monafónach;
mhonafónach1
mhonafónach;
mhonafónaigh (archaic)
monafónacha;
mhonafónacha2
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 monafónach
radical lenition eclipsis
monafónach mhonafónach 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

  • monafónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024