míshoiléir

Irish

Etymology

From mí- +‎ soiléir.

Adjective

míshoiléir (genitive singular feminine míshoiléire, plural míshoiléire, comparative míshoiléire)

1. indistinct, obscure

   Synonym: doiléir

2. nebulous, unclear

   Synonyms: ceoch, néalmhar

Declension

Declension of míshoiléir

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	míshoiléir	mhíshoiléir	míshoiléire; mhíshoiléire²
Vocative	mhíshoiléir		míshoiléire
Genitive		míshoiléire	míshoiléire	míshoiléir
Dative	míshoiléir; mhíshoiléir¹	mhíshoiléir	míshoiléire; mhíshoiléire²
Comparative	níos míshoiléire
Superlative	is míshoiléire

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
míshoiléir	mhíshoiléir	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) “míshoiléir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “míshoiléir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “míshoiléir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024