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 Case Singular Plural Nominative moncaí moncaithe Vocative a mhoncaí a mhoncaithe Genitive moncaí moncaithe Dative moncaí moncaithe

Forms with the definite article Case 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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
moncaí	mhoncaí	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “moncaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “moncaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “moncaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.