míchothrom

See also: mì-chothrom

Irish

Alternative forms

• míchothromúil (adjective only)

Etymology

From mí- (negative prefix) +‎ cothrom.

Adjective

míchothrom (genitive singular masculine míchothroim, genitive singular feminine míchothroime, plural míchothroma, comparative míchothroime)

1. uneven, unbalanced

   Antonym: cothrom

2. unequal, unfair

Declension

Declension of míchothrom

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	míchothrom	mhíchothrom	míchothroma; mhíchothroma²
Vocative	mhíchothroim		míchothroma
Genitive		míchothroime	míchothroma	míchothrom
Dative	míchothrom; mhíchothrom¹	mhíchothrom; mhíchothroim (archaic)	míchothroma; mhíchothroma²
Comparative	níos míchothroime
Superlative	is míchothroime

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

míchothrom m (genitive singular míchothroim)

1. uneven surface; unevenness, unbalance
2. unequal measure; unfairness, inequality

Declension

Declension of míchothrom

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative míchothrom Vocative a mhíchothroim Genitive míchothroim Dative míchothrom

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an míchothrom Genitive an mhíchothroim Dative leis an míchothrom don mhíchothrom

Derived terms

• ar míchothrom (“out of level, unbalanced”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míchothrom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “míchothrom” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “míchothrom” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.