mínáire

See also: mì-nàire

Irish

Etymology

From mí- (negative prefix) +‎ náire (“shame”).

Noun

mínáire f (genitive singular mínáire)

1. shamelessness
2. crossness, viciousness

Declension

Declension of mínáire

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mínáire Vocative a mhínáire Genitive mínáire Dative mínáire

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an mhínáire Genitive na mínáire Dative leis an mínáire don mhínáire

Derived terms

• mínáireach (“shameless; cross, vicious”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mínáire	mhínáire	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mínáire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “mínáire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “mínáire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.