Mumhain
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
- Mumha (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Mumain, dative of Mumu (“Munster”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mumhain f (genitive Mumhan)
Usage notes edit
- Always preceded by the definite article (An Mhumhain) outside of set phrases. Unusually for a proper noun, the genitive is always left unlenited after cúige (“province”), thus Cúige Mumhan, in contrast to Connachta (“Connacht”), which is always lenited in the genitive (thus Cúige Chonnacht (“Province of Connacht”)).
Declension edit
Declension of Mumhain
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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