maithiúnas
Irish
Alternative forms
- maitheamhnas (superseded)
- maithiúnachas
Etymology
From Middle Irish *maithemnas. By surface analysis, maith + -únas.
Pronunciation
Noun
maithiúnas m (genitive singular maithiúnais)
- forgiveness, pardon
- amnesty
- maithiúnas cánach ― tax amnesty
Declension
Declension of maithiúnas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maithiúnas | mhaithiúnas | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maithiúnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maithemnas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “maithiúnas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “maithiúnas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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