Muimhneach

Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish muimnech.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠiːn̠ʲəx/

Adjective

Muimhneach (genitive singular masculine Muimhnigh, genitive singular feminine Muimhní, plural Mumhneacha, comparative Muimhní)

1. of, from or relating to Munster

Inflection

Declension of Muimhneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Muimhneach	Mhuimhneach	Muimhneacha; Mhuimhneacha²
Vocative	Mhuimhnigh		Muimhneacha
Genitive		Muimhní	Muimhneacha	Muimhneach
Dative	Muimhneach; Mhuimhneach¹	Mhuimhneach; Mhuimhnigh (archaic)	Muimhneacha; Mhuimhneacha²
Comparative	níos Muimhní
Superlative	is Muimhní

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

Derived terms

• Muimhneachas

Noun

Muimhneach m (genitive singular Muimhnigh, nominative plural Muimhnigh)

1. Munsterman (native or inhabitant of Munster)

Inflection

Declension of Muimhneach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Muimhneach Muimhnigh Vocative a Mhuimhnigh a Mhuimhneacha Genitive Muimhnigh Muimhneach Dative Muimhneach Muimhnigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Muimhneach na Muimhnigh Genitive an Mhuimhnigh na Muimhneach Dative leis an Muimhneach don Mhuimhneach leis na Muimhnigh

Related terms

• Mumhain (“Munster”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Muimhneach	Mhuimhneach	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) “Muimhneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN