míghreann

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mí- +‎ greann (“humour”).

Pronunciation

Noun

míghreann m (genitive singular míghrinn)

  1. mischief

Declension

Declension of míghreann (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative míghreann
vocative a mhíghrinn
genitive míghrinn
dative míghreann
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an míghreann
genitive an mhíghrinn
dative leis an míghreann
don mhíghreann

Derived terms

  • míghreannach
  • míghreannaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of míghreann
radical lenition eclipsis
míghreann mhíghreann not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ “míghreann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 190, page 73

Further reading

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