miotas

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “myth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪt̪ˠəsˠ/, /ˈmʲʊt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

miotas m (genitive singular miotais, nominative plural miotais)

1. myth

Declension

Declension of miotas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative miotas miotais Vocative a mhiotais a mhiotasa Genitive miotais miotas Dative miotas miotais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an miotas na miotais Genitive an mhiotais na miotas Dative leis an miotas don mhiotas leis na miotais

Derived terms

• miotasach (“mythical”, adjective)
• miotaseolaí (“mythologist”)
• miotaseolaíoch (“mythological”, adjective)
• miotaseolaíocht (“mythology”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
miotas	mhiotas	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) “miotas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “myth”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “miotas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “miotas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.