míthaitneamhach
Irish
Etymology
From mí- (negative prefix) + taitneamhach (“bright, shining; pleasing, likeable, enjoyable”).
Adjective
míthaitneamhach (genitive singular masculine míthaitneamhaigh, genitive singular feminine míthaitneamhaí, plural míthaitneamhacha, comparative míthaitneamhaí)
Declension
Declension of míthaitneamhach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | míthaitneamhach | mhíthaitneamhach | míthaitneamhacha; mhíthaitneamhacha² | |
| Vocative | mhíthaitneamhaigh | míthaitneamhacha | ||
| Genitive | míthaitneamhaí | míthaitneamhacha | míthaitneamhach | |
| Dative | míthaitneamhach; mhíthaitneamhach¹ |
mhíthaitneamhach; mhíthaitneamhaigh (archaic) |
míthaitneamhacha; mhíthaitneamhacha² | |
| Comparative | níos míthaitneamhaí | |||
| Superlative | is míthaitneamhaí | |||
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 |
| míthaitneamhach | mhíthaitneamhach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "míthaitneamhach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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