muirneach
Irish
Alternative forms
- moirneach, móirneach, múirneach
Etymology
From Middle Irish muirnech; surface analysis muirn + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʌɾˠn̠ʲa(x)/
Adjective
muirneach (genitive singular masculine muirnigh, genitive singular feminine muirní, plural muirneacha, comparative muirní)
- tender, fond, loving, affectionate
- Synonyms: ceanúil, grámhar, mín, armacach, cionmhar, caithiseach
- beloved
- Synonym: maoineach
- caressing
- darling, dear, cherished
- endearing, lovable
- cheerful (happy)
- Synonyms: grianmhar, misniúil, spéiriúil
Declension
Declension of muirneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | muirneach | mhuirneach | muirneacha; mhuirneacha² | |
| Vocative | mhuirnigh | muirneacha | ||
| Genitive | muirní | muirneacha | muirneach | |
| Dative | muirneach; mhuirneach¹ | mhuirneach; mhuirnigh (archaic) | muirneacha; mhuirneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos muirní | |||
| Superlative | is muirní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| muirneach | mhuirneach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “muirneach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 muirnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “muirneach” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 502.
- "muirneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40