muirneach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish muirnech.[2] By surface analysis, muirn + -ach.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
muirneach (genitive singular masculine muirnigh, genitive singular feminine muirní, plural muirneacha, comparative muirní)
- tender, fond, loving, affectionate
- beloved
- Synonym: maoineach
- caressing
- darling, dear, cherished
- endearing, lovable
- cheerful (happy)
Declension[edit]
Declension of muirneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | muirneach | mhuirneach | muirneacha; mhuirneacha² | |
| Vocative | mhuirnigh | muirneacha | ||
| Genitive | muirní | muirneacha | muirneach | |
| Dative | muirneach; mhuirneach¹ |
mhuirneach; mhuirnigh (archaic) |
muirneacha; mhuirneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos muirní | |||
| Superlative | is muirní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| muirneach | mhuirneach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ “muirneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 muirnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “muirneach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 502
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “muirneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN