miotas

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “myth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪt̪ˠəsˠ/, /ˈmʲʊt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

miotas m (genitive singular miotais, nominative plural miotais)

myth

Declension

Declension of miotas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	miotas	miotais
Vocative	a mhiotais	a mhiotasa
Genitive	miotais	miotas
Dative	miotas	miotais

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an miotas	na miotais
Genitive	an mhiotais	na miotas
Dative	leis an miotas don mhiotas	leis na miotais

Derived terms

Terms derived from miotas

miotasach (“mythical”, adjective)
miotaseolaí (“mythologist”)

miotaseolaíoch (“mythological”, adjective)
miotaseolaíocht (“mythology”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

"miotas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“myth” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Entries containing “miotas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “miotas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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