maithiúnas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish *maithemnas. By surface analysis, maith +‎ -únas.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠaˈhuːn̪ˠəsˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠahuːn̪ˠəsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠahunˠəsˠ/[1]

Noun

maithiúnas m (genitive singular maithiúnais)

  1. forgiveness, pardon
    Synonyms: aspalóid, pardún
  2. amnesty
    maithiúnas cánach ― tax amnesty

Declension

Declension of maithiúnas (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative maithiúnas
vocative a mhaithiúnais
genitive maithiúnais
dative maithiúnas
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an maithiúnas
genitive an mhaithiúnais
dative leis an maithiúnas
don mhaithiúnas

Mutation

Mutated forms of maithiúnas
radical lenition eclipsis
maithiúnas mhaithiúnas 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, page 21

Further reading

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