Muimhneach

Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish muimnech.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠiːn̠ʲəx/

Adjective

Muimhneach (genitive singular masculine Muimhnigh, genitive singular feminine Muimhní, plural Mumhneacha, comparative Muimhní)

  1. of, from or relating to Munster

Inflection
Declension of Muimhneach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Muimhneach Mhuimhneach Muimhneacha;
Mhuimhneacha²
Vocative Mhuimhnigh Muimhneacha
Genitive Muimhní Muimhneacha Muimhneach
Dative Muimhneach;
Mhuimhneach¹		 Mhuimhneach;
Mhuimhnigh (archaic)		 Muimhneacha;
Mhuimhneacha²
Comparative níos Muimhní
Superlative is Muimhní

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
  • Muimhneachas

Noun

Muimhneach m (genitive singular Muimhnigh, nominative plural Muimhnigh)

  1. Munsterman (native or inhabitant of Munster)

Inflection
Declension of Muimhneach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Muimhneach Muimhnigh
Vocative a Mhuimhnigh a Mhuimhneacha
Genitive Muimhnigh Muimhneach
Dative Muimhneach Muimhnigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Muimhneach na Muimhnigh
Genitive an Mhuimhnigh na Muimhneach
Dative leis an Muimhneach

don Mhuimhneach

 leis na Muimhnigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Muimhneach Mhuimhneach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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