Muimhneach

Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish muimnech.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠiːn̠ʲəx/

Adjective

Muimhneach (genitive singular masculine Muimhnigh, genitive singular feminine Muimhní, plural Mumhneacha, comparative Muimhní)

  1. of, from or relating to Munster

Inflection

Declension of Muimhneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Muimhneach Mhuimhneach Muimhneacha;
Mhuimhneacha2
vocative Mhuimhnigh Muimhneacha
genitive Muimhní Muimhneacha Muimhneach
dative Muimhneach;
Mhuimhneach1 		Mhuimhneach;
Mhuimhnigh (archaic) 		Muimhneacha;
Mhuimhneacha2
Comparative níos Muimhní
Superlative is Muimhní

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • Muimhneachas

Noun

Muimhneach m (genitive singular Muimhnigh, nominative plural Muimhnigh)

  1. Munsterman (native or inhabitant of Munster)

Inflection

Declension of Muimhneach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Muimhneach Muimhnigh
vocative a Mhuimhnigh a Mhuimhneacha
genitive Muimhnigh Muimhneach
dative Muimhneach Muimhnigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Muimhneach na Muimhnigh
genitive an Mhuimhnigh na Muimhneach
dative leis an Muimhneach
don Mhuimhneach 		leis na Muimhnigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Muimhneach
radical lenition eclipsis
Muimhneach Mhuimhneach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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