muileata

Irish

Alternative forms

• muileat m
• muilit f

Etymology

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Noun

muileata m (genitive singular muileata, nominative plural muileataí)

1. (card games, geometry) diamond
2. (heraldry) lozenge

Declension

Declension of muileata (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative muileata muileataí vocative a mhuileata a mhuileataí genitive muileata muileataí dative muileata muileataí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an muileata na muileataí genitive an mhuileata na muileataí dative leis an muileata don mhuileata leis na muileataí

Derived terms

• muileatach (“diamond-shaped”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of muileata

radical	lenition	eclipsis
muileata	mhuileata	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) “muileata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN