míghnaíúil
Irish
Etymology
From mí- (negative prefix) + gnaíúil (“beautiful, comely; decent, generous”).
Adjective
míghnaíúil (genitive singular masculine míghnaíúil, genitive singular feminine míghnaíúla, plural míghnaíúla, comparative míghnaíúla)
- ill-favoured, uncomely, unprepossessing
- ungenerous, mean
Declension
Declension of míghnaíúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | míghnaíúil | mhíghnaíúil | míghnaíúla; mhíghnaíúla² | |
| Vocative | mhíghnaíúil | míghnaíúla | ||
| Genitive | míghnaíúla | míghnaíúla | míghnaíúil | |
| Dative | míghnaíúil; mhíghnaíúil¹ | mhíghnaíúil | míghnaíúla; mhíghnaíúla² | |
| Comparative | níos míghnaíúla | |||
| Superlative | is míghnaíúla | |||
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 |
| míghnaíúil | mhíghnaíúil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "míghnaíúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.