míleata

Irish

Alternative forms

  • míleadhta, míliota (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish míleta; by surface analysis, míle (soldier) +‎ -ta.

Adjective

míleata

  1. martial, warlike
    Synonyms: badhbha, cogúil, trodach
  2. soldierly, stately
  3. military

Declension

Declension of míleata
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative míleata mhíleata míleata;
mhíleata2
vocative mhíleata míleata
genitive míleata míleata míleata
dative míleata;
mhíleata1
mhíleata míleata;
mhíleata2
Comparative níos míleata
Superlative is míleata

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of míleata
radical lenition eclipsis
míleata mhíleata 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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