mongús
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English mongoose, from Portuguese mangus, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa).
Noun
[edit]mongús m (genitive singular mongúis, nominative plural mongúis)
Declension
[edit]Declension of mongús
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- mongús bandach (“banded mongoose”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mongús | mhongús | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mongús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN