marmarach

Irish

Etymology

From marmar (“marble”, noun) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

marmarach (genitive singular masculine marmaraigh, genitive singular feminine marmaraí, plural marmaracha, comparative marmaraí)

  1. marble, marmoreal

Declension

Declension of marmarach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative marmarach mharmarach marmaracha;
mharmaracha2
vocative mharmaraigh marmaracha
genitive marmaraí marmaracha marmarach
dative marmarach;
mharmarach1 		mharmarach;
mharmaraigh (archaic) 		marmaracha;
mharmaracha2
Comparative níos marmaraí
Superlative is marmaraí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of marmarach
radical lenition eclipsis
marmarach mharmarach 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

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