gíománach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • geamánach, giomanach, giománach, gíomanach, gíománaí

Etymology

From Middle English yoman +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɨ̞mˠanˠa(x)/[1] (corresponding to the form giománach)

Noun

gíománach m (genitive singular gíománaigh, nominative plural gíománaigh)

  1. coachman
  2. lackey (liveried male servant)
  3. yeoman (subordinate)

Declension

Declension of gíománach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gíománach gíománaigh
vocative a ghíománaigh a ghíománacha
genitive gíománaigh gíománach
dative gíománach gíománaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gíománach na gíománaigh
genitive an ghíománaigh na ngíománach
dative leis an ngíománach
don ghíománach 		leis na gíománaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of gíománach
radical lenition eclipsis
gíománach ghíománach ngíománach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38

Further reading

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