Mumhain

Irish

Alternative forms
  • Mumha (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Irish Mumain, dative of Mumu (“Munster”).

Proper noun

Mumhain f (genitive Mumhan)

  1. Munster (province of Ireland)

Declension
Declension of Mumhain

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative Mumhain
Vocative a Mhumhain
Genitive Mumhan
Dative Mumhain

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Mhumhain
Genitive na Mumhan
Dative leis an Mumhain

don Mhumhain

Usage notes
  • Always preceded by the definite article (An Mhumhain) outside of set phrases. Unusually for a proper noun, the genitive is always left unlenited after cúige ("province", thus Cúige Mumhan), in contrast to Connachta ("Connacht"), which is always lenited in the genitive (thus Cúige Chonnacht, "Province of Connacht").

Synonyms
  • Cúige Mumhan
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