miste

Etymology
From, from , from , cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. . The Danish form has -t- from the past tense and past participle (older and ).

Verb

 * 1) to lose

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) of importance, that matters, that one cares about, that one minds about
 * 2) harmful
 * 1) harmful
 * 1) harmful
 * 1) harmful

Usage notes
Questions beginning Ar mhiste... can be idiomatically translated into English with "Would it be all right...", but note that the polarity of the answer is reversed in English and Irish. The Irish equivalent of "Yes, [it would be all right]" is Ní miste, and the equivalent of "No, [it would not be all right]" is Is miste. Questions beginning An miste leat... "Do you mind..." are answered with the same polarity as in English: Ní miste "No, [I don't mind]"; Is miste "Yes, [I do mind]".

Verb

 * 1) to lose (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability)
 * 2) to miss