Ádhamhchlann

Irish

Etymology

From Ádhamh (“Adam”) +‎ clann (“children”).

Proper noun

Ádhamhchlann f (genitive Ádhamhchlainne)

1. the children of Adam, the human race

   Synonym: síol Ádhaimh, sliocht Ádhaimh (literally “Adam’s descendants”)

Declension

Declension of Ádhamhchlann (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Ádhamhchlann vocative a Ádhamhchlann genitive Ádhamhchlainne dative Ádhamhchlann forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Ádhamhchlann genitive na hÁdhamhchlainne dative leis an Ádhamhchlann don Ádhamhchlann

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ádhamhchlann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ádhamhchlann	nÁdhamhchlann	hÁdhamhchlann	not applicable

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) “Ádhamhchlann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN