maoineach

Irish

Alternative forms

buíonach

Etymology

From Middle Irish maínech. By surface analysis, maoin +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠiːnʲəx/, [ˈmˠĩːnʲəx]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠiːnʲa(x)/

Adjective

maoineach (genitive singular masculine maoinigh, genitive singular feminine maoiní, plural maoineacha, comparative maoiní)

precious (of high value or worth)
Synonym: luachmhar
beloved (loved)
Synonym: muirneach

a mhaoineach! ― my dear, my beloved, my darling!
wealthy (rich)
Synonym: saibhir

Declension

Declension of *maoineach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	maoineach	mhaoineach	maoineacha; mhaoineacha²
vocative	mhaoinigh	mhaoineach	maoineacha
genitive	mhaoinigh	maoiní	maoineacha	maoineach
dative	maoineach; mhaoineach¹	mhaoineach; mhaoinigh (archaic)	maoineacha; mhaoineacha²
Comparative	níos maoiní
Superlative	is maoiní

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of *maoineach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
maoineach	mhaoineach	not applicable

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

“maoineach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maínech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “maoineaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 465
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maoineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29