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Irish
Etymology
From mí- + macánta.
Adjective
mímhacánta
- dishonest
- Synonym: mí-ionraic
- Antonyms: macánta, ionraic
Declension
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
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| mímhacánta
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mhímhacánta
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mímhacánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mímhacánta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mímhacánta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024