móinteach

See also: mòinteach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish móintech; synchronically móinte (“boglands, moors”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmˠoːnʲtʲəx/

Noun

móinteach m (genitive singular móintigh, nominative plural móintigh)

1. (geography) moorland, moor; reclaimed bogland

Declension

Declension of móinteach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative móinteach móintigh Vocative a mhóintigh a mhóinteacha Genitive móintigh móinteach Dative móinteach móintigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an móinteach na móintigh Genitive an mhóintigh na móinteach Dative leis an móinteach don mhóinteach leis na móintigh

Adjective

móinteach (genitive singular masculine móintigh, genitive singular feminine móintí, plural móinteacha, comparative móintí)

1. moory, peaty, mossy

Declension

Declension of móinteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	móinteach	mhóinteach	móinteacha; mhóinteacha²
Vocative	mhóintigh		móinteacha
Genitive		móintí	móinteacha	móinteach
Dative	móinteach; mhóinteach¹	mhóinteach; mhóintigh (archaic)	móinteacha; mhóinteacha²
Comparative	níos móintí
Superlative	is móintí

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

Synonyms

• móintiúil

Derived terms

• amadán móinteach m (“dotterel”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “móinteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “móintech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language