mínscoth

Irish

Etymology

From mín +‎ scoth.

Noun

mínscoth f (genitive singular mínscotha, nominative plural mínscothanna)

1. (black) knapweed

   Synonyms: bata cogaidh, cnapán dubh, mullach dubh

Declension

Declension of mínscoth (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative mínscoth mínscothanna vocative a mhínscoth a mhínscothanna genitive mínscotha mínscothanna dative mínscoth mínscothanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an mhínscoth na mínscothanna genitive na mínscotha na mínscothanna dative leis an mínscoth don mhínscoth leis na mínscothanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of mínscoth

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