mairnéalach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mairnélach, from Middle English marinel +‎ -ach, from Anglo-Norman marinel; compare Medieval Latin marīnellus.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠaːɾˠn̠ʲalˠa(x)/, /ˈmˠaːɾˠn̠ʲal̪ˠa(x)/[1]

Noun

mairnéalach m (genitive singular mairnéalaigh, nominative plural mairnéalaigh)

  1. mariner, sailor
    Is é Naomh Breandán pátrún na mairnéalach.
    The patron saint of mariners is Saint Brendan.

Declension
Declension of mairnéalach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mairnéalach mairnéalaigh
Vocative a mhairnéalaigh a mhairnéalacha
Genitive mairnéalaigh mairnéalach
Dative mairnéalach mairnéalaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mairnéalach na mairnéalaigh
Genitive an mhairnéalaigh na mairnéalach
Dative leis an mairnéalach

don mhairnéalach

 leis na mairnéalaigh

Derived terms
  • mairnéalacht (“seamanship”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mairnéalach mhairnéalach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97

Further reading
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