mínáire

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See also: mì-nàire

Irish

Etymology

From mí- (negative prefix) +‎ náire (“shame”).

Noun

mínáire f (genitive singular mínáire)

  1. shamelessness
  2. crossness, viciousness

Declension

Declension of mínáire (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative mínáire
vocative a mhínáire
genitive mínáire
dative mínáire
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an mhínáire
genitive na mínáire
dative leis an mínáire
don mhínáire

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of mínáire
radical lenition eclipsis
mínáire mhínáire 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

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