almsach
Irish
Etymology
From almsa (“alms”) + -ach (nominal suffix).
Noun
almsach m (genitive singular almsaigh, nominative plural almsaigh)
Declension
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Coordinate terms
- banalmsach m (“almswoman”)
Related terms
- almsóir m (“almoner”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| almsach | n-almsach | halmsach | t-almsach |
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) “almsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “almsanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language