móinteach

See also: mòinteach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish móintech. By surface analysis, móinte (“boglands, moors”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmˠoːnʲtʲəx/

Noun

móinteach m (genitive singular móintigh, nominative plural móintigh)

  1. moorland, moor; reclaimed bogland

Declension

Declension of móinteach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative móinteach móintigh
vocative a mhóintigh a mhóinteacha
genitive móintigh móinteach
dative móinteach móintigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an móinteach na móintigh
genitive an mhóintigh na móinteach
dative leis an móinteach
don mhóinteach 		leis na móintigh

Adjective

móinteach (genitive singular masculine móintigh, genitive singular feminine móintí, plural móinteacha, comparative móintí)

  1. moory, peaty, mossy

Declension

Declension of móinteach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative móinteach mhóinteach móinteacha;
mhóinteacha2
vocative mhóintigh móinteacha
genitive móintí móinteacha móinteach
dative móinteach;
mhóinteach1 		mhóinteach;
mhóintigh (archaic) 		móinteacha;
mhóinteacha2
Comparative níos móintí
Superlative is móintí

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of móinteach
radical lenition eclipsis
móinteach mhóinteach 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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