miúil

Irish

Etymology

From English mule, ultimately from Latin mūlus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲuːlʲ/

Noun

miúil f (genitive singular miúile, nominative plural miúileanna)

1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

   Synonym: múille

2. mule (backless slipper)

Declension

Declension of miúil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative miúil miúileanna Vocative a mhiúil a mhiúileanna Genitive miúile miúileanna Dative miúil miúileanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhiúil na miúileanna Genitive na miúile na miúileanna Dative leis an miúil don mhiúil leis na miúileanna

Mutation

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

Further reading

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