móintiúil

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Irish

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Etymology

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From móinte (boglands, moors) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

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móintiúil (genitive singular masculine móintiúil, genitive singular feminine móintiúla, plural móintiúla, comparative móintiúla)

  1. moory, peaty, mossy
    Synonym: móinteach

Declension

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Declension of móintiúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative móintiúil mhóintiúil móintiúla;
mhóintiúla2
vocative mhóintiúil móintiúla
genitive móintiúla móintiúla móintiúil
dative móintiúil;
mhóintiúil1
mhóintiúil móintiúla;
mhóintiúla2
Comparative níos móintiúla
Superlative is móintiúla

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of móintiúil
radical lenition eclipsis
móintiúil mhóintiúil not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.