moncaí

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English monkey.

Noun

moncaí m (genitive singular moncaí, nominative plural moncaithe)

monkey
(familiar) ape

Declension

Declension of moncaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	moncaí	moncaithe
Vocative	a mhoncaí	a mhoncaithe
Genitive	moncaí	moncaithe
Dative	moncaí	moncaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an moncaí	na moncaithe
Genitive	an mhoncaí	na moncaithe
Dative	leis an moncaí don mhoncaí	leis na moncaithe

Derived terms

barraí moncaí (“monkey bars”)
moncaí cochallach (“capuchin”)
moncaí colabach (“colobus”)
moncaí géagach (“spider monkey”)
moncaí iorach (“squirrel monkey”)
moncaí marmaisíneach (“marmoset”)
moncaí uallach (“howler monkey”)
teach moncaí (“monkey-house”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
moncaí	mhoncaí	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) “moncaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “moncaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “moncaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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