misneach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish meisnech (“courage, spirit”).

Noun

misneach m or f (genitive singular misnigh)

1. courage
2. hopefulness, cheer; feeling of well-being

Declension

Declension of misneach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative misneach Vocative a mhisnigh Genitive misnigh Dative misneach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an misneach Genitive an mhisnigh Dative leis an misneach don mhisneach

Derived terms

• mórmhisneach (“great courage; sanguineness”)

References

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish meisnech (“courage, spirit”).

Noun

misneach f or m

1. bravery, courage, spirit, fortitude
2. alacrity
3. manliness
4. resolution, determination
5. encouragement, inducement
6. morale, cheer
7. encouragement

Synonyms

• (bravery, inducement, morale): misneachd

Derived terms

• mì-mhisneach
• misneachail

Related terms

• misnich

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “misneach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “meisnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language