mainistir
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish monister, from Vulgar Latin *monistērium, from Latin monastērium,[2] from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mainistir f (genitive singular mainistreach, nominative plural mainistreacha)
Declension edit
Declension of mainistir
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- Baile na Mainistreach (“Newtownabbey”)
- Mainistir Fhear Maí (“Fermoy”)
- Mainistir na Corann (“Midleton”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mainistir | mhainistir | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ “mainistir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mainister”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mainistir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 458
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mainistir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN