míchneasta

See also: mì-chneasda and mì-chneasta

Irish

Etymology

From mí- +‎ cneasta.

Adjective

míchneasta

1. unfair, unjust, unkind
2. crooked, dishonest, questionable

Declension

Declension of míchneasta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	míchneasta	mhíchneasta	míchneasta; mhíchneasta²
Vocative	mhíchneasta		míchneasta
Genitive		míchneasta	míchneasta	míchneasta
Dative	míchneasta; mhíchneasta¹	mhíchneasta	míchneasta; mhíchneasta²
Comparative	níos míchneasta
Superlative	is míchneasta

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
míchneasta	mhíchneasta	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) “míchneasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “míchneasta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “míchneasta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024