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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish meisnech (“courage, spirit”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
misneach m (genitive singular misnigh) or
misneach f (genitive singular misní)
- courage
- hopefulness, cheer; feeling of well-being
Declension
As a masculine noun (standard language)
As a feminine noun (dialectal)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| misneach
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mhisneach
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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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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “meisnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 132, page 69
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 229, page 116
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “misneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “misneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “misneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish meisnech (“courage, spirit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
misneach f or m
- bravery, courage, spirit, fortitude
- Synonym: misneachd
- alacrity
- manliness
- resolution, determination
- encouragement, inducement
- Synonym: misneachd
- morale, cheer
- Synonym: misneachd
- encouragement
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| misneach |
mhisneach
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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
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “misneach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “meisnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language