míanach
See also: mianach
Middle Irish
editEtymology
editFrom mían (“mineral, ore”) + -ach.
Noun
editmíanach m
Derived terms
edit- míanaigid (“breaks ore”)
Descendants
edit- Irish: mianach (“ore; mine; stuff, material, substance, quality”)
Mutation
editMiddle Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
míanach | míanach pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 míanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom mían (“desire, inclination”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmíanach
Inflection
edito/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | míanach | míanach | míanach |
Vocative | míanaig* míanach** | ||
Accusative | míanach | míanaig | |
Genitive | míanaig | míanaige | míanaig |
Dative | míanach | míanaig | míanach |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | míanaig | míanacha | |
Vocative | míanachu míanacha† | ||
Accusative | míanachu míanacha† | ||
Genitive | míanach | ||
Dative | míanachaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Derived terms
edit- míanaigid (“desires, craves”)
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
míanach also mmíanach after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
míanach pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 míanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language