moncaí

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English monkey.

Noun

moncaí m (genitive singular moncaí, nominative plural moncaithe)

  1. monkey
  2. (familiar) ape

Declension

Declension of moncaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative moncaí moncaithe
vocative a mhoncaí a mhoncaithe
genitive moncaí moncaithe
dative moncaí moncaithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an moncaí na moncaithe
genitive an mhoncaí na moncaithe
dative leis an moncaí
don mhoncaí
leis na moncaithe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of moncaí
radical lenition eclipsis
moncaí mhoncaí 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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