Mumhain

Irish

Alternative forms

• Mumha (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Irish Mumain, dative of Mumu (“Munster”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˠuːnʲ/

Proper noun

Mumhain f (genitive Mumhan)

1. Munster (a province of Ireland)

Usage notes

• Always preceded by the definite article (An Mhumhain) outside of set phrases. Unusually for a proper noun, the genitive is always left unlenited after cúige (“province”), thus Cúige Mumhan, in contrast to Connachta (“Connacht”), which is always lenited in the genitive (thus Cúige Chonnacht (“Province of Connacht”)).

Declension

Declension of Mumhain (fifth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Mumhain vocative a Mhumhain genitive Mumhan dative Mumhain forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Mhumhain genitive na Mumhan dative leis an Mumhain don Mhumhain

Synonyms

• Cúige Mumhan

Related terms

• Muimhneach