mionn

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish mind.

Noun

mionn m (genitive singular mionna, nominative plural mionnaí or mionna)

  1. oath
    Synonym: móid
    tabhair mionn ― to swear, take an oath
  2. diadem, crown
    Synonym: coróin
    mionn ríoga ― royal crown, diadem
  3. (literary) halidom, venerated object, distinguishing symbol

Declension

Declension of mionn (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative mionn mionnaí
vocative a mhionn a mhionnaí
genitive mionna mionn
dative mionn mionnaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mionn na mionnaí
genitive an mhionna na mionn
dative leis an mionn
don mhionn 		leis na mionnaí
  • Alternative nominative/vocative/dative plural: mionna

Derived terms

  • clár na mionn (“witness box”)
  • coimisinéir mionn (“commissioner for oaths”)
  • faoi bhrí na mionn (“under oath”)
  • faoi mhionn (“under oath”)
  • mionn bréige (“false oath, perjury”)
  • mionn éithigh (“false oath, perjury”)
  • mionn mór (“swear word, curse”)
  • mionn séanta (“denial on oath”)
  • mionnach

Mutation

Mutated forms of mionn
radical lenition eclipsis
mionn mhionn 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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