maistín

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French mastin, from Vulgar Latin *mānsuētīnus (“tamed (animal)”), from Classical Latin mānsuētus (“tamed”).

Pronunciation

Noun

maistín m (genitive singular maistín, nominative plural maistíní)

  1. mastiff
  2. ferocious-looking dog
  3. tyke (mongrel dog)
  4. mean person, specifically:
    1. bully
      Synonym: bulaí
    2. (in full, maistín fir) cur (detestable man)
    3. (in full, maistín mná) virago (rough woman)

Declension

Declension of maistín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative maistín maistíní
vocative a mhaistín a mhaistíní
genitive maistín maistíní
dative maistín maistíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an mhaistín na maistíní
genitive na maistín na maistíní
dative leis an maistín
don mhaistín 		leis na maistíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of maistín
radical lenition eclipsis
maistín mhaistín not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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