maolaisnéis

Irish

Etymology

From maol +‎ faisnéis.

Noun

maolaisnéis f (genitive singular maolaisnéise, nominative plural maolaisnéisí)

1. understatement

Declension

Declension of maolaisnéis

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative maolaisnéis maolaisnéisí Vocative a mhaolaisnéis a mhaolaisnéisí Genitive maolaisnéise maolaisnéisí Dative maolaisnéis maolaisnéisí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhaolaisnéis na maolaisnéisí Genitive na maolaisnéise na maolaisnéisí Dative leis an maolaisnéis don mhaolaisnéis leis na maolaisnéisí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
maolaisnéis	mhaolaisnéis	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) “maolaisnéis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “maolaisnéis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “maolaisnéis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.