mífhoighneach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- mífhoighdeach, mífhoighideach
- mí-fhoidneach, mí-fhoighdeach, mí-fhoighideach, mí-fhoighidneach, mí-fhoighneach, mío-fhoidhneach, mío-fhoighdeach, míofhoighideach, mío-fhoighideach, míofhoighneach (superseded)[1]
Etymology
[edit]From mí- + foighneach.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲi.ei̯dʲa(x)/[2] (corresponding to the form mífhoighdeach)
Adjective
[edit]mífhoighneach (genitive singular masculine mífhoighnigh, genitive singular feminine mífhoighní, plural mífhoighneacha, comparative mífhoighní)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | mífhoighneach | mhífhoighneach | mífhoighneacha; mhífhoighneacha2 | |
| vocative | mhífhoighnigh | mífhoighneacha | ||
| genitive | mífhoighní | mífhoighneacha | mífhoighneach | |
| dative | mífhoighneach; mhífhoighneach1 |
mhífhoighneach; mhífhoighnigh (archaic) |
mífhoighneacha; mhífhoighneacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos mífhoighní | |||
| Superlative | is mífhoighní | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| mífhoighneach | mhífhoighneach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “mífhoighneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 405, page 134
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mío-ḟoiġdeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page {{{1}}}
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mífhoighneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN