Mumhain
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- Mumha (archaic)
Etymology
editFrom Old Irish Mumain, dative of Mumu (“Munster”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMumhain 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
editDeclension of Mumhain
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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