mínáire

See also: mì-nàire

Irish

Etymology

From mí- (negative prefix) +‎ náire (“shame”).

Noun

mínáire f (genitive singular mínáire)

1. shamelessness
2. crossness, viciousness

Declension

Declension of mínáire (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative mínáire vocative a mhínáire genitive mínáire dative mínáire forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mhínáire genitive na mínáire dative leis an mínáire don mhínáire

Derived terms

• mínáireach (“shameless; cross, vicious”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mínáire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mínáire	mhínáire	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mínáire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mínáire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mínáire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024