moncaí

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English monkey.

Noun

moncaí m (genitive singular moncaí, nominative plural moncaithe)

  1. monkey
  2. (familiar) ape

Declension

Declension of moncaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative moncaí moncaithe
vocative a mhoncaí a mhoncaithe
genitive moncaí moncaithe
dative moncaí moncaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an moncaí na moncaithe
genitive an mhoncaí na moncaithe
dative leis an moncaí
don mhoncaí 		leis na moncaithe

Derived terms

  • barraí moncaí (“monkey bars”)
  • moncaí cochallach (“capuchin”)
  • moncaí colabach (“colobus”)
  • moncaí géagach (“spider monkey”)
  • moncaí iorach (“squirrel monkey”)
  • moncaí marmaisíneach (“marmoset”)
  • moncaí uallach (“howler monkey”)
  • teach moncaí (“monkey-house”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of moncaí
radical lenition eclipsis
moncaí mhoncaí 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

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