FromOld Irishmeisnech(“courage, spirit”).[1]
misneach m (genitive singularmisnigh)or
misneach f (genitive singularmisní)
- courage
- hopefulness,cheer; feeling ofwell-being
As a masculine noun (standard language)
As a feminine noun (dialectal)
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
- ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “meisnech”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931)Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux,§ 132, page69
- ^Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931)Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux,§ 229, page116
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “misneach”, inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “misneach”, inEnglish-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “misneach”, inNew English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge,2013-2025
FromOld Irishmeisnech(“courage, spirit”).
misneach f orm
- bravery,courage,spirit,fortitude
- Synonym:misneachd
- alacrity
- manliness
- resolution,determination
- encouragement,inducement
- Synonym:misneachd
- morale,cheer
- Synonym:misneachd
- encouragement
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “misneach”, inFaclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited,→ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “meisnech”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
