múnla

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Quiggin says it's from English mould, but this is virtually impossible”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːn̪ˠl̪ˠə/

Noun

múnla m (genitive singular múnla, nominative plural múnlaí)

1. mould
2. cast, moulding
3. form, shape

Declension

Declension of múnla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative múnla múnlaí Vocative a mhúnla a mhúnlaí Genitive múnla múnlaí Dative múnla múnlaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an múnla na múnlaí Genitive an mhúnla na múnlaí Dative leis an múnla don mhúnla leis na múnlaí

Derived terms

• múnla hata m (“hat-block”)
• múnlaigh (“to cast in mould”, transitive verb)
• múnláil f (“moulding”)
• múnláil (“to cast in mould”, transitive verb)
• múnlóir m (“moulder; modeller”)
• múnlóireacht f (“(act, art, of) moulding”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “múnla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “múnla”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “múnla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 85