miúil

Irish

Etymology

From English mule, ultimately from Latin mūlus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʲuːlʲ/

Noun

miúil f (genitive singular miúile, nominative plural miúileanna)

  1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)
    Synonym: múille
  2. mule (backless slipper)

Declension

Declension of miúil (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative miúil miúileanna
vocative a mhiúil a mhiúileanna
genitive miúile miúileanna
dative miúil miúileanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mhiúil na miúileanna
genitive na miúile na miúileanna
dative leis an miúil
don mhiúil
leis na miúileanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of miúil
radical lenition eclipsis
miúil mhiúil 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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