maithiúnas

Irish

Alternative forms

• maitheamhnas (superseded)
• maithiúnachas

Etymology

From Middle Irish *maithemnas. By surface analysis, maith +‎ -únas.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠaˈhuːn̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠahuːn̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠahunˠəsˠ/

Noun

maithiúnas m (genitive singular maithiúnais)

1. forgiveness, pardon

   Synonyms: aspalóid, pardún

2. amnesty

   maithiúnas cánach ― tax amnesty

Declension

Declension of maithiúnas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative maithiúnas Vocative a mhaithiúnais Genitive maithiúnais Dative maithiúnas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an maithiúnas Genitive an mhaithiúnais Dative leis an maithiúnas don mhaithiúnas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
maithiúnas	mhaithiúnas	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) “maithiúnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maithemnas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maithiúnas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “maithiúnas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024