moiglí

Irish

Alternative forms

  • muiglí
  • maiglidhe, moglaidh, moiglidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

Apparently from mogall (“mesh”) +‎ -í (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɨ̞ɟlʲi/

Adjective

moiglí

  1. mild, soft, tender, delicate

Declension

Declension of moiglí
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative moiglí mhoiglí moiglí;
mhoiglí2
vocative mhoiglí moiglí
genitive moiglí moiglí moiglí
dative moiglí;
mhoiglí1 		mhoiglí moiglí;
mhoiglí2
Comparative níos moiglí
Superlative is moiglí

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

Derived terms

  • moiglíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of moiglí
radical lenition eclipsis
moiglí mhoiglí 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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