misteach

English

Etymology

From Middle English mistechen, from Old English mistǣċan (“to teach amiss, teach falsely”), equivalent to mis- +‎ teach.

Verb

misteach (third-person singular simple present misteaches, present participle misteaching, simple past and past participle mistaught)

  1. To teach incorrectly.
    • 1989 April 22, Jay Reed, “Naming and Confronting Gay Male Battering”, in Gay Community News, page 9:
      Men are mistaught many things: that violence and control of others are acceptable, that they are strong and therefore entitled to be violent. Similarly they are taught that they are not victims; that they can and should take care of themselves. For gay men, this heritage can lead to violence in their relationships and denial about their victimization.

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Irish

Etymology

From Latin mysticus, with influence from -ach (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).

Noun

misteach m (genitive singular mistigh, nominative plural mistigh)

  1. mystic

Declension

Declension of misteach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative misteach mistigh
vocative a mhistigh a mhisteacha
genitive mistigh misteach
dative misteach mistigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an misteach na mistigh
genitive an mhistigh na misteach
dative leis an misteach
don mhisteach 		leis na mistigh

Adjective

misteach (genitive singular masculine mistigh, genitive singular feminine mistí, plural misteacha, comparative mistí)

  1. mystic, mystical

Declension

Declension of misteach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative misteach mhisteach misteacha;
mhisteacha2
vocative mhistigh misteacha
genitive mistí misteacha misteach
dative misteach;
mhisteach1 		mhisteach;
mhistigh (archaic) 		misteacha;
mhisteacha2
Comparative níos mistí
Superlative is mistí

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

Synonyms

  • (relating to mysticism): mistiúil
  • (mystical): rúndiamhair, fáthrúnda

Derived terms

  • misteachas m (“mysticism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of misteach
radical lenition eclipsis
misteach mhisteach 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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