míshoiléir
Irish
Etymology
From mí- + soiléir.
Adjective
míshoiléir (genitive singular feminine míshoiléire, plural míshoiléire, comparative míshoiléire)
- indistinct, obscure
- Synonym: doiléir
- nebulous, unclear
- Synonyms: ceoch, néalmhar
Declension
Declension of míshoiléir
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | míshoiléir | mhíshoiléir | míshoiléire; mhíshoiléire² | |
Vocative | mhíshoiléir | míshoiléire | ||
Genitive | míshoiléire | míshoiléire | míshoiléir | |
Dative | míshoiléir; mhíshoiléir¹ | mhíshoiléir | míshoiléire; mhíshoiléire² | |
Comparative | níos míshoiléire | |||
Superlative | is míshoiléire |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
míshoiléir | mhíshoiléir | 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), “míshoiléir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “míshoiléir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “míshoiléir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.