Mumhain

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Mumain, dative of Mumu (Munster).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mumhain f (genitive Mumhan)

  1. Munster (a province of Ireland)

Usage notes

  • Always preceded by the definite article (An Mhumhain) outside of set phrases. Unusually for a proper noun, the genitive is always left unlenited after cúige (province), thus Cúige Mumhan, in contrast to Connachta (Connacht), which is always lenited in the genitive (thus Cúige Chonnacht (Province of Connacht)).

Declension

Declension of Mumhain (fifth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative Mumhain
vocative a Mhumhain
genitive Mumhan
dative Mumhain
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an Mhumhain
genitive na Mumhan
dative leis an Mumhain
don Mhumhain

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