miúil

Irish

Etymology

From English mule, ultimately from Latin mūlus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲuːlʲ/

Noun

miúil f (genitive singular miúile, nominative plural miúileanna)

1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

   Synonym: múille

2. mule (backless slipper)

Declension

Declension of miúil (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative miúil miúileanna vocative a mhiúil a mhiúileanna genitive miúile miúileanna dative miúil miúileanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mhiúil na miúileanna genitive na miúile na miúileanna dative leis an miúil don mhiúil leis na miúileanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of miúil

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