muinín

Irish

Alternative forms
  • muinidhin (superseded)
  • muinighin (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish muinigin.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɪˈnʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪnʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪnʲinʲ/

Noun

muinín f (genitive singular muiníne)

  1. trust, confidence, reliance on (with as + the person or thing trusted in or relied on)
    Bhí muinín aige as Dia.
    He trusted in God.
    Ná cuir muinín i gclaíomh briste.
    Do not put your trust in a broken sword.

Declension
Declension of muinín

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative muinín
Vocative a mhuinín
Genitive muiníne
Dative muinín

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an mhuinín
Genitive na muiníne
Dative leis an muinín

don mhuinín

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • drochmhuinín (“lack of confidence”)
  • féinmhuinín (“self-confidence”)
  • téigh i muinín (“trust in, rely on, have recourse to”)

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

References
  • “muinigin” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “muiniġin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "muinín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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