adhmaint
Irish
Etymology
From Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of adamās (“hard as steel”), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δαμάζω (damázō, “I tame”).
Declension
Declension of adhmaint
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- adhmainteach (“magnetic”, adjective)
- adhmainteas m (“magnetism”)
- cloch adhmainte f (“lodestone”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| adhmaint | n-adhmaint | hadhmaint | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhmaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “adhmaint” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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