mionghearr
Irish
Etymology
Verb
mionghearr (present analytic mionghearrann, future analytic mionghearrfaidh, verbal noun mionghearradh, past participle mionghearrtha)
Conjugation
conjugation of mionghearr (first conjugation – A)
| verbal noun | mionghearradh | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | mionghearrtha | |||||||
| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| indicative | ||||||||
| present | mionghearraim | mionghearrann tú; mionghearrair† |
mionghearrann sé, sí | mionghearraimid | mionghearrann sibh | mionghearrann siad; mionghearraid† |
a mhionghearrann; a mhionghearras / a mionghearrann* |
mionghearrtar |
| past | mhionghearr mé; mhionghearras | mhionghearr tú; mhionghearrais | mhionghearr sé, sí | mhionghearramar; mhionghearr muid | mhionghearr sibh; mhionghearrabhair | mhionghearr siad; mhionghearradar | a mhionghearr / ar mhionghearr* |
mionghearradh |
| past habitual | mhionghearrainn / mionghearrainn‡‡ | mhionghearrtá / mionghearrtᇇ | mhionghearradh sé, sí / mionghearradh sé, s퇇 | mhionghearraimis; mhionghearradh muid / mionghearraimis‡‡; mionghearradh muid‡‡ | mhionghearradh sibh / mionghearradh sibh‡‡ | mhionghearraidís; mhionghearradh siad / mionghearraidís‡‡; mionghearradh siad‡‡ | a mhionghearradh / a mionghearradh* |
mhionghearrtaí / mionghearrta퇇 |
| future | mionghearrfaidh mé; mionghearrfad |
mionghearrfaidh tú; mionghearrfair† |
mionghearrfaidh sé, sí | mionghearrfaimid; mionghearrfaidh muid |
mionghearrfaidh sibh | mionghearrfaidh siad; mionghearrfaid† |
a mhionghearrfaidh; a mhionghearrfas / a mionghearrfaidh* |
mionghearrfar |
| conditional | mhionghearrfainn / mionghearrfainn‡‡ | mhionghearrfá / mionghearrfᇇ | mhionghearrfadh sé, sí / mionghearrfadh sé, s퇇 | mhionghearrfaimis; mhionghearrfadh muid / mionghearrfaimis‡‡; mionghearrfadh muid‡‡ | mhionghearrfadh sibh / mionghearrfadh sibh‡‡ | mhionghearrfaidís; mhionghearrfadh siad / mionghearrfaidís‡‡; mionghearrfadh siad‡‡ | a mhionghearrfadh / a mionghearrfadh* |
mhionghearrfaí / mionghearrfa퇇 |
| subjunctive | ||||||||
| present | go mionghearra mé; go mionghearrad† |
go mionghearra tú; go mionghearrair† |
go mionghearra sé, sí | go mionghearraimid; go mionghearra muid |
go mionghearra sibh | go mionghearra siad; go mionghearraid† |
— | go mionghearrtar |
| past | dá mionghearrainn | dá mionghearrtá | dá mionghearradh sé, sí | dá mionghearraimis; dá mionghearradh muid |
dá mionghearradh sibh | dá mionghearraidís; dá mionghearradh siad |
— | dá mionghearrtaí |
| imperative | ||||||||
| – | mionghearraim | mionghearr | mionghearradh sé, sí | mionghearraimis | mionghearraigí; mionghearraidh† |
mionghearraidís | — | mionghearrtar |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| mionghearr | mhionghearr | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mionghearr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mionghearr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mionghearr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025