míleata
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish míleta; by surface analysis, míle (“soldier”) + -ta.
Adjective
[edit]míleata
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | míleata | mhíleata | míleata; mhíleata2 | |
| vocative | mhíleata | míleata | ||
| genitive | míleata | míleata | míleata | |
| dative | míleata; mhíleata1 |
mhíleata | míleata; mhíleata2 | |
| Comparative | níos míleata | |||
| Superlative | is míleata | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| míleata | mhíleata | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- “míleata”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “míleta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “míleaḋta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 483
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míleata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN