muineálach

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Irish

Etymology

From muineál (“neck”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

muineálach (genitive singular masculine muineálaigh, genitive singular feminine muineálaí, plural muineálacha, comparative muineálaí)

  1. (anatomy) of the neck, cervical
    Synonym: ceirbheacsach
  2. long-necked
    Synonyms: dúdach, fadmhuineálach, scrogallach
    Antonym: gearrmhuineálach

Declension

Declension of muineálach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative muineálach mhuineálach muineálacha;
mhuineálacha2
vocative mhuineálaigh muineálacha
genitive muineálaí muineálacha muineálach
dative muineálach;
mhuineálach1 		mhuineálach;
mhuineálaigh (archaic) 		muineálacha;
mhuineálacha2
Comparative níos muineálaí
Superlative is muineálaí

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 muineálach
radical lenition eclipsis
muineálach mhuineálach 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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