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)
- To teach incorrectly.
Derived terms
- mistaught
- misteaching
Translations
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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)
- mystic
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Adjective
misteach (genitive singular masculine mistigh, genitive singular feminine mistí, plural misteacha, comparative mistí)
- mystic, mystical
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| misteach | mhisteach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "misteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.