mongús

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mongoose, from Portuguese mangus, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa).

Noun

mongús m (genitive singular mongúis, nominative plural mongúis)

  1. mongoose

Declension

Declension of mongús (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative mongús mongúis
vocative a mhongúis a mhongúsa
genitive mongúis mongús
dative mongús mongúis
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mongús na mongúis
genitive an mhongúis na mongús
dative leis an mongús
don mhongús 		leis na mongúis

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of mongús
radical lenition eclipsis
mongús mhongús 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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