míphoncúil
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mí- (negative prefix) + poncúil (“punctual”).
Adjective[edit]
míphoncúil (genitive singular masculine míphoncúil, genitive singular feminine míphoncúla, plural míphoncúla, comparative míphoncúla)
Declension[edit]
Declension of míphoncúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | míphoncúil | mhíphoncúil | míphoncúla; mhíphoncúla² | |
Vocative | mhíphoncúil | míphoncúla | ||
Genitive | míphoncúla | míphoncúla | míphoncúil | |
Dative | míphoncúil; mhíphoncúil¹ |
mhíphoncúil | míphoncúla; mhíphoncúla² | |
Comparative | níos míphoncúla | |||
Superlative | is míphoncúla |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- míphoncúlacht f (“unpunctuality”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
míphoncúil | mhíphoncúil | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míphoncúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN