samhnas
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠãunˠəsˠ/, /ˈsˠãun̪ˠəsˠ/
Noun
samhnas m (genitive singular samhnais)
Declension
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Derived terms
- samhnasach (“nauseating”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| samhnas | shamhnas after an, tsamhnas |
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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “samhnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57