místiúrtha
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]místiúrtha (Ulster)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | místiúrtha | mhístiúrtha | místiúrtha; mhístiúrtha2 | |
| vocative | mhístiúrtha | místiúrtha | ||
| genitive | místiúrtha | místiúrtha | místiúrtha | |
| dative | místiúrtha; mhístiúrtha1 |
mhístiúrtha | místiúrtha; mhístiúrtha2 | |
| Comparative | níos místiúrtha | |||
| Superlative | is místiúrtha | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| místiúrtha | mhístiúrtha | 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
[edit]- “místiúrtha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “místiúrṫa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “místiúrtha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 20
