neamhghlan

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish nemglan, from Old Irish nebglan. By surface analysis, neamh- +‎ glan.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌnʲaˈɣl̪ˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/ (as if spelled nea-ghlán)

Adjective

neamhghlan (genitive singular masculine neamhghlain, genitive singular feminine neamhghlaine, plural neamhghlana, comparative neamhghlaine)

  1. unclean, impure

Declension

Declension of neamhghlan
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative neamhghlan neamhghlan neamhghlana
vocative neamhghlain neamhghlana
genitive neamhghlaine neamhghlana neamhghlan
dative neamhghlan neamhghlan;
neamhghlain (archaic)
neamhghlana
Comparative níos neamhghlaine
Superlative is neamhghlaine

References

  1. ^ neamhghlan”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nem-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 242, page 122

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