From mí- (negative prefix) + poncúil (“punctual”).
míphoncúil (genitive singular masculine míphoncúil, genitive singular feminine míphoncúla, plural míphoncúla, comparative míphoncúla)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | míphoncúil | mhíphoncúil | míphoncúla; mhíphoncúla2 | |
vocative | mhíphoncúil | míphoncúla | ||
genitive | míphoncúla | míphoncúla | míphoncúil | |
dative | míphoncúil; mhíphoncúil1 |
mhíphoncúil | míphoncúla; mhíphoncúla2 | |
Comparative | níos míphoncúla | |||
Superlative | is míphoncúla |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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míphoncúil | mhíphoncúil | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.