mí-urramach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom mí- (negative prefix) + urramach (“respectful, reverential”).
Adjective
editmí-urramach (genitive singular masculine mí-urramaigh, genitive singular feminine mí-urramaí, comparative mí-urramaí)
Declension
editDeclension of mí-urramach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mí-urramach | mhí-urramach | mí-urramacha; mhí-urramacha² | |
Vocative | mhí-urramaigh | mí-urramacha | ||
Genitive | mí-urramaí | mí-urramacha | mí-urramach | |
Dative | mí-urramach; mhí-urramach¹ |
mhí-urramach; mhí-urramaigh (archaic) |
mí-urramacha; mhí-urramacha² | |
Comparative | níos mí-urramaí | |||
Superlative | is mí-urramaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
editAntonyms
edit- urramach (“respectful”)
Related terms
edit- mí-urraim f (“disrespect”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mí-urramach | mhí-urramach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mí-urramach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN