adhmaint

== Irish == === Alternative forms === adamant, adhamaint, adhamas === Etymology === From Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of adamās (“hard as steel”), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δαμάζω (damázō, “I tame”). === Noun === adhmaint f (genitive singular adhmainte, nominative plural adhmaintí) adamant, lodestone; magnet ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “adhmaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “adhmaint”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm