mítharraingteach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mí- (negative prefix) + tarraingteach (“attractive”).
Adjective
[edit]mítharraingteach (genitive singular masculine mítharraingtigh, genitive singular feminine mítharraingtí, plural mítharraingteacha, comparative mítharraingtí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of mítharraingteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mítharraingteach | mhítharraingteach | mítharraingteacha; mhítharraingteacha² | |
| Vocative | mhítharraingtigh | mítharraingteacha | ||
| Genitive | mítharraingtí | mítharraingteacha | mítharraingteach | |
| Dative | mítharraingteach; mhítharraingteach¹ |
mhítharraingteach; mhítharraingtigh (archaic) |
mítharraingteacha; mhítharraingteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos mítharraingtí | |||
| Superlative | is mítharraingtí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
[edit]- tarraingteach (“attractive”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mítharraingteach | mhítharraingteach | 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) “mítharraingteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN