muineálach

See also: muinealach

Irish

Etymology

From muineál (“neck”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

muineálach (genitive singular masculine muineálaigh, genitive singular feminine muineálaí, plural muineálacha, comparative muineálaí)

1. (anatomy) of the neck, cervical

   Synonym: ceirbheacsach

2. long-necked

   Synonyms: dúdach, fadmhuineálach, scrogallach

   Antonym: gearrmhuineálach

Declension

Declension of muineálach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	muineálach	mhuineálach	muineálacha; mhuineálacha²
Vocative	mhuineálaigh		muineálacha
Genitive		muineálaí	muineálacha	muineálach
Dative	muineálach; mhuineálach¹	mhuineálach; mhuineálaigh (archaic)	muineálacha; mhuineálacha²
Comparative	níos muineálaí
Superlative	is muineálaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• cam-mhuineálach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
muineálach	mhuineálach	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) “muineálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “muineálach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “muineálach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.