mantaíl

Irish

Alternative forms

• mantaí, mantarnach
• manntaighil (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠɑn̪ˠˈt̪ˠiːlʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠan̪ˠt̪ˠiːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠan̪ˠt̪ˠilʲ/

Noun

mantaíl f (genitive singular mantaíola)

1. mumbling

   Synonym: monabhar

Declension

Declension of mantaíl (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative mantaíl vocative a mhantaíl genitive mantaíola dative mantaíl forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mhantaíl genitive na mantaíola dative leis an mantaíl don mhantaíl

Mutation

Mutated forms of mantaíl

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mantaíl	mhantaíl	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

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “manntaiġil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society