mongús

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mongoose, from Portuguese mangus, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa).

Noun

mongús m (genitive singular mongúis, nominative plural mongúis)

1. mongoose

Declension

Declension of mongús

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative mongús mongúis Vocative a mhongúis a mhongúsa Genitive mongúis mongús Dative mongús mongúis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an mongús na mongúis Genitive an mhongúis na mongús Dative leis an mongús don mhongús leis na mongúis

Derived terms

• mongús bandach (“banded mongoose”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mongús	mhongús	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) “mongús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN