misteach

English

Etymology

From Middle English mistechen, from Old English mistǣċan (“to teach amiss, teach falsely”), equivalent to mis- +‎ teach.

Verb

misteach (third-person singular simple present misteaches, present participle misteaching, simple past and past participle mistaught)

1. To teach incorrectly.
   • 1989 April 22, Jay Reed, “Naming and Confronting Gay Male Battering”, in Gay Community News, page 9:

     Men are mistaught many things: that violence and control of others are acceptable, that they are strong and therefore entitled to be violent. Similarly they are taught that they are not victims; that they can and should take care of themselves. For gay men, this heritage can lead to violence in their relationships and denial about their victimization.

Derived terms

• mistaught
• misteaching

Translations

teach incorrectly

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: opettaa väärin
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Anagrams

• hematics, tachisme

Irish

Etymology

From Latin mysticus, with influence from -ach (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).

Noun

misteach m (genitive singular mistigh, nominative plural mistigh)

1. mystic

Declension

Declension of misteach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative misteach mistigh Vocative a mhistigh a mhisteacha Genitive mistigh misteach Dative misteach mistigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an misteach na mistigh Genitive an mhistigh na misteach Dative leis an misteach don mhisteach leis na mistigh

Adjective

misteach (genitive singular masculine mistigh, genitive singular feminine mistí, plural misteacha, comparative mistí)

1. mystic, mystical

Declension

Declension of misteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	misteach	mhisteach	misteacha; mhisteacha²
Vocative	mhistigh		misteacha
Genitive		mistí	misteacha	misteach
Dative	misteach; mhisteach¹	mhisteach; mhistigh (archaic)	misteacha; mhisteacha²
Comparative	níos mistí
Superlative	is mistí

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

Synonyms

• (relating to mysticism): mistiúil
• (mystical): rúndiamhair, fáthrúnda

Derived terms

• misteachas m (“mysticism”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
misteach	mhisteach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “misteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN