misniúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• meisneamhail (obsolete)

Etymology

From misneach +‎ -úil.

Adjective

misniúil (genitive singular masculine misniúil, genitive singular feminine misniúla, plural misniúla, comparative misniúla)

1. courageous

   Synonym: móruchtúil

2. hopeful, cheerful

   Synonyms: grianmhar, spéiriúil

Declension

Declension of misniúil

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	misniúil	mhisniúil	misniúla; mhisniúla2
vocative	mhisniúil		misniúla
genitive		misniúla	misniúla	misniúil
dative	misniúil; mhisniúil1	mhisniúil	misniúla; mhisniúla2
Comparative	níos misniúla
Superlative	is misniúla

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

Derived terms

• misniúlacht (“courageousness; hopefulness, cheerfulness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of misniúil

radical	lenition	eclipsis
misniúil	mhisniúil	not applicable

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