míosta
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
míosta (not comparable)
- menstrual
Declension
Declension of míosta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | míosta | mhíosta | míosta; mhíosta² | |
Vocative | mhíosta | míosta | ||
Genitive | míosta | míosta | míosta | |
Dative | míosta; mhíosta¹ | mhíosta | míosta; mhíosta² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- fuil mhíosta
- míostraigh
- míostrú
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
míosta | mhíosta | 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), “míosta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “míosta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “míosta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.