Moslamach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
Moslamach (genitive singular masculine Moslamaigh, genitive singular feminine Moslamaí, plural Moslamacha, not comparable)
- Muslim
- Synonym: Mahamadach
Declension[edit]
Declension of Moslamach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Moslamach | Mhoslamach | Moslamacha; Mhoslamacha² | |
Vocative | Mhoslamaigh | Moslamacha | ||
Genitive | Moslamaí | Moslamacha | Moslamach | |
Dative | Moslamach; Mhoslamach¹ |
Mhoslamach; Mhoslamaigh (archaic) |
Moslamacha; Mhoslamacha² | |
Comparative | níos Moslamaí | |||
Superlative | is Moslamaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
- Caille Mhoslamach f (“yashmak”)
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
Moslamach m (genitive singular Moslamaigh, nominative plural Moslamaigh)
- Muslim
- Synonym: Mahamadach
Declension[edit]
Declension of Moslamach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Moslamach | Mhoslamach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Moslamach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Moslamach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Moslamach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.