mí-urramach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mí- (negative prefix) + urramach (“respectful, reverential”).
Adjective
[edit]mí-urramach (genitive singular masculine mí-urramaigh, genitive singular feminine mí-urramaí, comparative mí-urramaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of mí-urramach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mí-urramach | mhí-urramach | mí-urramacha; mhí-urramacha² | |
| Vocative | mhí-urramaigh | mí-urramacha | ||
| Genitive | mí-urramaí | mí-urramacha | mí-urramach | |
| Dative | mí-urramach; mhí-urramach¹ |
mhí-urramach; mhí-urramaigh (archaic) |
mí-urramacha; mhí-urramacha² | |
| Comparative | níos mí-urramaí | |||
| Superlative | is mí-urramaí | |||
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]Antonyms
[edit]- urramach (“respectful”)
Related terms
[edit]- mí-urraim f (“disrespect”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mí-urramach | mhí-urramach | 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) “mí-urramach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN