machnamh in Irish

IPA: /ˈmˠɑxn̪ˠəvˠ/ [Munster], /ˈmˠaxn̪ə/ [Galway], /ˈmˠaxn̪uː/ [Mayo, Ulster] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Alteration of Middle Irish machtnad (“wonder, surprise”), a variant of Old Irish machdad (“wonder, astonishment”). By surface analysis, machn(aigh) + -amh. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|mga|machtnad|t=wonder, surprise}} Middle Irish machtnad (“wonder, surprise”), {{der|ga|sga|machdad|t=wonder, astonishment}} Old Irish machdad (“wonder, astonishment”), {{surf|ga|machnaigh|-amh|alt1=machn(aigh)}} By surface analysis, machn(aigh) + -amh Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|machnaimh||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} machnamh m (genitive singular machnaimh), {{ga-noun|m|machnaimh|-}} machnamh m (genitive singular machnaimh) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: machnaimh [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], machnamh [indefinite, nominative, singular], a mhachnaimh [indefinite, singular, vocative], machnaimh [genitive, indefinite, singular], machnamh [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an machnamh [definite, nominative, singular], an mhachnaimh [definite, genitive, singular], leis an machnamh [dative, definite, singular], don mhachnamh [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], machnamh [error-unrecognized-form], mhachnamh [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form], machtnadh [alternative], machtnú [alternative], machtnughadh [alternative], machtnamh [alternative]

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      "args": {
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        "3": "machtnad",
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      },
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    {
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        "2": "sga",
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      "name": "der"
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      "name": "surf"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Alteration of Middle Irish machtnad (“wonder, surprise”), a variant of Old Irish machdad (“wonder, astonishment”). By surface analysis, machn(aigh) + -amh.",
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    {
      "form": "machnaimh",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "table-tags"
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        "nominative",
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      "form": "a mhachnaimh",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "machnamh",
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don mhachnamh",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
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        "inflection-template"
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "mhachnamh",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "machtnadh",
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    },
    {
      "form": "machtnú",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "machtnughadh",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "machtnamh",
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        "alternative"
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        "11": "",
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        "6": "",
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        }
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        "verbal noun of machnaigh"
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      "id": "en-machnamh-ga-noun-kpY29axi",
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          "machnaigh#Irish"
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      "glosses": [
        "contemplation, meditation, consideration"
      ],
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          "contemplation"
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        [
          "meditation",
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        [
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          "consideration"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmˠɑxn̪ˠəvˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmˠaxn̪ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Galway"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmˠaxn̪uː/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo",
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "machnamh"
}

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    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
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    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
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      "name": "der"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "a mhachnaimh",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "machnaimh",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "don mhachnamh",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "machtnadh",
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      "form": "machtnú",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "machtnughadh",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "machtnamh",
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        "verbal noun of machnaigh"
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      ],
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        [
          "meditation",
          "meditation"
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        [
          "consideration",
          "consideration"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmˠɑxn̪ˠəvˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmˠaxn̪ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Galway"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmˠaxn̪uː/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo",
        "Ulster"
      ]
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  "word": "machnamh"
}

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"machnamh" meaning in Irish

Noun