Míoch

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Midheach (superseded spelling)

Etymology

From Mí +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Míoch (genitive singular masculine Mígh, genitive singular feminine Míche, plural Míocha, not comparable)

  1. (relational) of or from Meath

Declension

Declension of Míoch
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Míoch Mhíoch Míocha;
Mhíocha2
vocative Mhígh Míocha
genitive Míche Míocha Míoch
dative Míoch;
Mhíoch1 		Mhíoch;
Mhígh (archaic) 		Míocha;
Mhíocha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Noun

Míoch m (genitive singular Mígh, nominative plural Mígh)

  1. person from Meath

Declension

Declension of Míoch (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Míoch Mígh
vocative a Mhígh a Mhíocha
genitive Mígh Míoch
dative Míoch Mígh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Míoch na Mígh
genitive an Mhígh na Míoch
dative leis an Míoch
don Mhíoch 		leis na Mígh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Míoch
radical lenition eclipsis
Míoch Mhíoch 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

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “Miḋeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 741; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
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