mún

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mun"

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˠuːn̪ˠ/, /mˠuːnˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish mún.

Noun

mún m (genitive singular múin)

  1. verbal noun of mún
  2. urine
Declension
Declension of mún (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative mún
vocative a mhúin
genitive múin
dative mún
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an mún
genitive an mhúin
dative leis an mún
don mhún
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish múnaid (“makes water, pisses”).

Verb

mún (present analytic múnann, future analytic múnfaidh, verbal noun mún, past participle múnta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) urinate, pee
Conjugation
conjugation of mún (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present múnaim múnann tú;
múnair† 		múnann sé, sí múnaimid múnann sibh múnann siad;
múnaid† 		a mhúnann; a mhúnas /
a múnann* 		múntar
past mhún mé; mhúnas mhún tú; mhúnais mhún sé, sí mhúnamar; mhún muid mhún sibh; mhúnabhair mhún siad; mhúnadar a mhún /
ar mhún* 		múnadh
past habitual mhúnainn / múnainn‡‡ mhúntá / múntᇇ mhúnadh sé, sí / múnadh sé, s퇇 mhúnaimis; mhúnadh muid / múnaimis‡‡; múnadh muid‡‡ mhúnadh sibh / múnadh sibh‡‡ mhúnaidís; mhúnadh siad / múnaidís‡‡; múnadh siad‡‡ a mhúnadh /
a múnadh* 		mhúntaí / múnta퇇
future múnfaidh mé;
múnfad 		múnfaidh tú;
múnfair† 		múnfaidh sé, sí múnfaimid;
múnfaidh muid 		múnfaidh sibh múnfaidh siad;
múnfaid† 		a mhúnfaidh; a mhúnfas /
a múnfaidh* 		múnfar
conditional mhúnfainn / múnfainn‡‡ mhúnfá / múnfᇇ mhúnfadh sé, sí / múnfadh sé, s퇇 mhúnfaimis; mhúnfadh muid / múnfaimis‡‡; múnfadh muid‡‡ mhúnfadh sibh / múnfadh sibh‡‡ mhúnfaidís; mhúnfadh siad / múnfaidís‡‡; múnfadh siad‡‡ a mhúnfadh /
a múnfadh* 		mhúnfaí / múnfa퇇
subjunctive present go múna mé;
go múnad† 		go múna tú;
go múnair† 		go múna sé, sí go múnaimid;
go múna muid 		go múna sibh go múna siad;
go múnaid† 		— go múntar
past dá múnainn dá múntá dá múnadh sé, sí dá múnaimis;
dá múnadh muid 		dá múnadh sibh dá múnaidís;
dá múnadh siad 		— dá múntaí
imperative múnaim mún múnadh sé, sí múnaimis múnaigí;
múnaidh† 		múnaidís — múntar
verbal noun mún
past participle múnta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of mún
radical lenition eclipsis
mún mhún not applicable

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

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *mūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *mewH- (“to make wet”). Cognate with Sanskrit मूत्र (mūtra, “urine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mún m

  1. urine

Descendants

  • Irish: mún
  • Manx: moon
  • Scottish Gaelic: mùn

Mutation

Mutation of mún
radical lenition nasalization
mún
also mmún after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		mún
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged

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

Further reading

Vietnamese

Verb

mún

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of muốn (“to want”)

Usage notes

  • Although spelled as such, the form only occurs in text messages and is never used in a normal conversation in real life, unless one trying to intentionally mimic Internet speech. The same goes to rùi and bùn.

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