gíománach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • geamánach, giomanach, giománach, gíomanach, gíománaí

Etymology

From Middle English yoman +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɨ̞mˠanˠa(x)/[1] (corresponding to the form giománach)

Noun

gíománach m (genitive singular gíománaigh, nominative plural gíománaigh)

  1. coachman
  2. lackey (liveried male servant)
  3. yeoman (subordinate)

Declension
Declension of gíománach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gíománach gíománaigh
Vocative a ghíománaigh a ghíománacha
Genitive gíománaigh gíománach
Dative gíománach gíománaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gíománach na gíománaigh
Genitive an ghíománaigh na ngíománach
Dative leis an ngíománach

don ghíománach

 leis na gíománaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gíománach ghíománach ngíománach
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 38

Further reading
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