mairnéalach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mairnélach, from Middle English marinel +‎ -ach, from Anglo-Norman marinel; compare Medieval Latin marīnellus.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠaːɾˠn̠ʲalˠa(x)/, /ˈmˠaːɾˠn̠ʲal̪ˠa(x)/[1]

Noun

mairnéalach m (genitive singular mairnéalaigh, nominative plural mairnéalaigh)

  1. mariner, sailor
    Is é Naomh Breandán pátrún na mairnéalach.
    The patron saint of mariners is Saint Brendan.

Declension

Declension of mairnéalach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative mairnéalach mairnéalaigh
vocative a mhairnéalaigh a mhairnéalacha
genitive mairnéalaigh mairnéalach
dative mairnéalach mairnéalaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mairnéalach na mairnéalaigh
genitive an mhairnéalaigh na mairnéalach
dative leis an mairnéalach
don mhairnéalach 		leis na mairnéalaigh

Derived terms

  • mairnéalacht (“seamanship”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mairnéalach
radical lenition eclipsis
mairnéalach mhairnéalach not applicable

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 97

Further reading

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