misteach

English

Etymology

From Middle English mistechen, from Old English mistǣċan (“to teach amiss, teach falsely”), equivalent to mis- +‎ teach.

Verb

misteach (third-person singular simple present misteaches, present participle misteaching, simple past and past participle mistaught)

1. To teach incorrectly.
   • 1989 April 22, Jay Reed, “Naming and Confronting Gay Male Battering”, in Gay Community News, page 9:

     Men are mistaught many things: that violence and control of others are acceptable, that they are strong and therefore entitled to be violent. Similarly they are taught that they are not victims; that they can and should take care of themselves. For gay men, this heritage can lead to violence in their relationships and denial about their victimization.

Derived terms

• mistaught
• misteaching

Translations

teach incorrectly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 誤教 / 误教

• Finnish: opettaa väärin
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• hematics, tachisme

Irish

Etymology

From Latin mysticus, with influence from -ach (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).

Noun

misteach m (genitive singular mistigh, nominative plural mistigh)

1. mystic

Declension

Declension of misteach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative misteach mistigh vocative a mhistigh a mhisteacha genitive mistigh misteach dative misteach mistigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an misteach na mistigh genitive an mhistigh na misteach dative leis an misteach don mhisteach leis na mistigh

Adjective

misteach (genitive singular masculine mistigh, genitive singular feminine mistí, plural misteacha, comparative mistí)

1. mystic, mystical

Declension

Declension of misteach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	misteach	mhisteach	misteacha; mhisteacha2
vocative	mhistigh		misteacha
genitive		mistí	misteacha	misteach
dative	misteach; mhisteach1	mhisteach; mhistigh (archaic)	misteacha; mhisteacha2
Comparative	níos mistí
Superlative	is mistí

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

Synonyms

• (relating to mysticism): mistiúil
• (mystical): rúndiamhair, fáthrúnda

Derived terms

• misteachas m (“mysticism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of misteach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
misteach	mhisteach	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “misteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN