mímhúinte
Irish
Etymology
From mí- + múinte.
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːˌwuːn̠ʲtʲə/
Adjective
mímhúinte
- rude (bad-mannered)
- Synonyms: drochmhúinte, míbhéasach
Declension
Declension of mímhúinte
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mímhúinte | mhímhúinte | mímhúinte; mhímhúinte² | |
| Vocative | mhímhúinte | mímhúinte | ||
| Genitive | mímhúinte | mímhúinte | mímhúinte | |
| Dative | mímhúinte; mhímhúinte¹ | mhímhúinte | mímhúinte; mhímhúinte² | |
| Comparative | níos mímhúinte | |||
| Superlative | is mímhúinte | |||
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 |
| mímhúinte | mhímhúinte | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mímhúinte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mímhúinte” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mímhúinte” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.