muiníneach

Irish

Etymology

From muinín (“trust, reliance”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠɪˈnʲiːnʲəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɪnʲiːnʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɪnʲinʲa(x)/

Adjective

muiníneach (genitive singular masculine muinínigh, genitive singular feminine muiníní, plural muiníneacha, comparative muiníní)

1. trusting, reliant (as in, on)
2. trustworthy, reliable

   Synonym: iontaofa

3. confident

Declension

Declension of muiníneach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	muiníneach	mhuiníneach	muiníneacha; mhuiníneacha2
vocative	mhuinínigh		muiníneacha
genitive		muiníní	muiníneacha	muiníneach
dative	muiníneach; mhuiníneach1	mhuiníneach; mhuinínigh (archaic)	muiníneacha; mhuiníneacha2
Comparative	níos muiníní
Superlative	is muiníní

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

• féinmhuiníneach (“self-confident”, adjective)
• rómhuiníneach (“overconfident”, adjective)

Further reading

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