místiúrtha

Irish

Etymology

From mí- +‎ stiúrtha.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːʃtʲuɾˠhə/[1]

Adjective

místiúrtha (Ulster)

  1. unmanageable, unruly
  2. misguided

Declension

Declension of místiúrtha
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative místiúrtha mhístiúrtha místiúrtha;
mhístiúrtha2
vocative mhístiúrtha místiúrtha
genitive místiúrtha místiúrtha místiúrtha
dative místiúrtha;
mhístiúrtha1 		mhístiúrtha místiúrtha;
mhístiúrtha2
Comparative níos místiúrtha
Superlative is místiúrtha

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 místiúrtha
radical lenition eclipsis
místiúrtha mhístiúrtha 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. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 45, page 20

Further reading

  • “místiúrtha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “mí-stiúraḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 752; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “místiúrtha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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