míchruinn

Irish

Etymology

From mí- +‎ cruinn.

Adjective

míchruinn (genitive singular masculine míchruinn, genitive singular feminine míchruinne, plural míchruinne, comparative míchruinne)

1. inaccurate

Declension

Declension of míchruinn

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	míchruinn	mhíchruinn	míchruinne; mhíchruinne2
vocative	mhíchruinn		míchruinne
genitive		míchruinne	míchruinne	míchruinn
dative	míchruinn; mhíchruinn1	mhíchruinn	míchruinne; mhíchruinne2
Comparative	níos míchruinne
Superlative	is míchruinne

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

Related terms

• míchruinneas

Mutation

Mutated forms of míchruinn

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