mionnach

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Irish

Etymology

From mionn (mór) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mionnach (genitive singular masculine mionnaigh, genitive singular feminine mionnaí, plural mionnacha, comparative mionnaí)

  1. swearing, given to swearing

Declension

Declension of mionnach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative mionnach mhionnach mionnacha;
mhionnacha2
vocative mhionnaigh mionnacha
genitive mionnaí mionnacha mionnach
dative mionnach;
mhionnach1 		mhionnach;
mhionnaigh (archaic) 		mionnacha;
mhionnacha2
Comparative níos mionnaí
Superlative is mionnaí

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

Mutated forms of mionnach
radical lenition eclipsis
mionnach mhionnach 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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