muirneach

Irish

Alternative forms

moirneach, móirneach, múirneach^[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish muirnech.^[2] By surface analysis, muirn +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠʌɾˠn̠ʲa(x)/^[3]

Adjective

muirneach (genitive singular masculine muirnigh, genitive singular feminine muirní, plural muirneacha, comparative muirní)

tender, fond, loving, affectionate
Synonyms: ceanúil, grámhar, mín, armacach, cionmhar, caithiseach
beloved
Synonym: maoineach
caressing
darling, dear, cherished
endearing, lovable
cheerful (happy)
Synonyms: grianmhar, misniúil, spéiriúil

Declension

Declension of *muirneach*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	muirneach	mhuirneach	muirneacha; mhuirneacha²
vocative	mhuirnigh	mhuirneach	muirneacha
genitive	mhuirnigh	muirní	muirneacha	muirneach
dative	muirneach; mhuirneach¹	mhuirneach; mhuirnigh (archaic)	muirneacha; mhuirneacha²

Comparative	níos muirní
Superlative	is muirní

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

muirnigh

Related terms

muirnín

Mutation

Mutated forms of *muirneach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
muirneach	mhuirneach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ “muirneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 muirnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 102, page 40