mímhisneach

Irish

Etymology

From mí- (privative prefix) +‎ misneach (“courage”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˌmʲiːvʲɪʃˈnʲax/

Noun

mímhisneach m (genitive singular mímhisnigh, nominative plural)

1. discouragement

Declension

Declension of mímhisneach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative mímhisneach vocative a mhímhisnigh genitive mímhisnigh dative mímhisneach forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mímhisneach genitive an mhímhisnigh dative leis an mímhisneach don mhímhisneach

Related terms

• mímhisniúil (“discouraged”, adjective)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mímhisneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN