meanbh
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish menbach (“small”), from a derivation of the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Latin minus, minor, minutus and Ancient Greek μινύθω (minúthō, “lessen”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
meanbh (comparative meanbha)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- àmhainn meanbh-thonnach (“microwave oven”)
- meanbhan (“diminutive”)
- meanbh-chlàr (“compact disk (CD)”) - compact disk
- meanbh-chuileag (“midge, gnat”)
- meanbh-fhrìde (“insect”)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
meanbh | mheanbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |