cnáimhseach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cnáimsech f (“midwife”).

Noun

cnáimhseach f (genitive singular cnáimhsí, nominative plural cnáimhseacha)

  1. midwife
    Synonyms: bean chabhrach, bean ghlúine, cailleach

Declension
Declension of cnáimhseach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cnáimhseach cnáimhseacha
Vocative a chnáimhseach a chnáimhseacha
Genitive cnáimhsí cnáimhseach
Dative cnáimhseach cnáimhseacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chnáimhseach na cnáimhseacha
Genitive na cnáimhsí na gcnáimhseach
Dative leis an gcnáimhseach

don chnáimhseach

 leis na cnáimhseacha

Derived terms

Adjective

cnáimhseach (genitive singular masculine cnáimhsigh, genitive singular feminine cnáimhsí, plural cnáimhseacha, not comparable)

  1. obstetric
  2. obstetrical

Declension
Declension of cnáimhseach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cnáimhseach chnáimhseach cnáimhseacha;
chnáimhseacha²
Vocative chnáimhsigh cnáimhseacha
Genitive cnáimhsí cnáimhseacha cnáimhseach
Dative cnáimhseach;
chnáimhseach¹		 chnáimhseach;
chnáimhsigh (archaic)		 cnáimhseacha;
chnáimhseacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cnáimhseach chnáimhseach gcnáimhseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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