míshásta

Irish

Alternative forms

  • míoshásda, mío-shásda, míshásda, mí-shásda (obsolete)
  • míoshásta, mío-shásta, mí-shásta (superseded)[1]

Etymology

From mí- (“not”) +‎ sásta (“satisfied”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːˈhɑːsˠt̪ˠə/, (Ulster, also) /ˈmʲihɑːsˠt̪ˠə/[2]

Adjective

míshásta

  1. displeased, dissatisfied

Declension

Declension of míshásta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative míshásta mhíshásta míshásta;
mhíshásta2
vocative mhíshásta míshásta
genitive míshásta míshásta míshásta
dative míshásta;
mhíshásta1 		mhíshásta míshásta;
mhíshásta2
Comparative níos míshásta
Superlative is míshásta

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 míshásta
radical lenition eclipsis
míshásta mhíshásta 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. ^ “míshásta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 483, page 154

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