mìnich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

mìn (“soft, smooth, level, mild, pleasant; reduced to powder, pulverized, ground”) +‎ -ich

Verb

mìnich (past mhìnich, future mìnichidh, verbal noun mìneachadh, past participle mìnichte)

1. explain, expound, illustrate, interpret
2. polish, smoothe
3. make small, pulverize
4. tame

Derived terms

• eadar-mhìnich (“interpret, translate; explain”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “mìnich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN