moiglí
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Apparently from mogall (“mesh”) + -í.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]moiglí
Declension
[edit]Declension of moiglí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | moiglí | mhoiglí | moiglí; mhoiglí² | |
| Vocative | mhoiglí | moiglí | ||
| Genitive | moiglí | moiglí | moiglí | |
| Dative | moiglí; mhoiglí¹ |
mhoiglí | moiglí; mhoiglí² | |
| Comparative | níos moiglí | |||
| Superlative | is moiglí | |||
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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| moiglí | mhoiglí | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “moglaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “moglaiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 493
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “moigliḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 493
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “moiglí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76
