míchneasta

See also: mì-chneasda and mì-chneasta

Irish

Etymology

From mí- +‎ cneasta.

Adjective

míchneasta

1. unfair, unjust, unkind
2. crooked, dishonest, questionable

Declension

Declension of míchneasta

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	míchneasta	mhíchneasta	míchneasta; mhíchneasta2
vocative	mhíchneasta		míchneasta
genitive		míchneasta	míchneasta	míchneasta
dative	míchneasta; mhíchneasta1	mhíchneasta	míchneasta; mhíchneasta2
Comparative	níos míchneasta
Superlative	is míchneasta

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of míchneasta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
míchneasta	mhíchneasta	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) “míchneasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “míchneasta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “míchneasta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025