muinteartha
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish muinterda. Equivalent to muintir + -tha.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]muinteartha
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | muinteartha | mhuinteartha | muinteartha; mhuinteartha2 | |
| vocative | mhuinteartha | muinteartha | ||
| genitive | muinteartha | muinteartha | muinteartha | |
| dative | muinteartha; mhuinteartha1 |
mhuinteartha | muinteartha; mhuinteartha2 | |
| Comparative | níos muinteartha | |||
| Superlative | is muinteartha | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| muinteartha | mhuinteartha | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 107, page 58
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 232, page 65; reprinted 1988
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 47
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “muinteartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN