míosta

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish místae (monthly); compare (month).

Adjective

míosta (not comparable)

  1. menstrual
  2. (obsolete) monthly

Declension

Declension of míosta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative míosta mhíosta míosta;
mhíosta2
vocative mhíosta míosta
genitive míosta míosta míosta
dative míosta;
mhíosta1
mhíosta míosta;
mhíosta2
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.

Synonyms

  • (monthly): míosúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of míosta
radical lenition eclipsis
míosta mhíosta not applicable

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

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