moiglí

Irish

Alternative forms

• muiglí
• maiglidhe, moglaidh, moiglidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

Apparently from mogall (“mesh”) +‎ -í.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɨ̞ɟlʲi/

Adjective

moiglí

1. mild, soft, tender, delicate

Declension

Declension of moiglí

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	moiglí	mhoiglí	moiglí; mhoiglí²
Vocative	mhoiglí		moiglí
Genitive		moiglí	moiglí	moiglí
Dative	moiglí; mhoiglí¹	mhoiglí	moiglí; mhoiglí²
Comparative	níos moiglí
Superlative	is moiglí

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

Derived terms

• moiglíocht

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “moglaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “moglaiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 493
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “moigliḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 493
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “moiglí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76