moing

Irish

Alternative forms

• mong, muing, mongair

Etymology

From Old Irish mong, from Proto-Celtic *mongā (whence also Welsh mwng), a derivative of *monis (“neck”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠiːɲɟ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /wĩː/ (with permanent lenition, corresponds to the form mhoing)

Noun

moing f (genitive singular moinge, nominative plural moingeanna)

1. mane (of a horse, lion etc.)
2. crest (tuft of a bird or other animal)
3. long hair
4. growth of vegetation
5. fen (type of wetland)

Declension

Declension of moing

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative moing moingeanna Vocative a mhoing a mhoingeanna Genitive moinge moingeanna Dative moing moingeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhoing na moingeanna Genitive na moinge na moingeanna Dative leis an moing don mhoing leis na moingeanna

Derived terms

• moing mhear (“hemlock”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mong”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 495
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “moing”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Yami

Noun

moing

1. (anatomy) face