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móinteach
móinteach
See also: mòinteach
Irish
Noun
móinteach m (genitive singular móintigh, nominative plural móintigh)
Declension
Declension of móinteach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Adjective
móinteach (genitive singular masculine móintigh, genitive singular feminine móintí, plural móinteacha, comparative móintí)
Declension
Declension of móinteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | móinteach | móinteach¹ | móinteacha³ | |
| Vocative | móintigh¹ | móinteach¹ | móinteacha | |
| Genitive | móintigh¹ | móintí (obsolete) móintighe |
móinteacha | móinteach |
| Dative | móinteach² | móinteach¹ (archaic) móintigh¹ |
móinteacha³ | |
| Comparative | móintí (obsolete) móintighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- amadán móinteach m (“dotterel”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| móinteach | mhóinteach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "móinteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “móintech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.