meil
Estonian edit
Pronoun edit
meil
Finnish edit
Pronoun edit
meil
Ingrian edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmei̯lːæ/, [ˈme̞i̯lʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmei̯l/, [ˈme̞i̯lʲ]
- Rhymes: -ei̯lː, -ei̯l
- Hyphenation: meil
- Homophone: meille
Pronoun edit
meil
References edit
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 98
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish meilid, from Proto-Celtic *meleti, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
meil (present analytic meileann, future analytic meilfidh, verbal noun meilt, past participle meilte)
- to grind, crush, mill (grain, coffee, herbs etc.)
- to waste, kill, while away, pass, eat up (time)
- to crush, destroy, wear away, wear down
- Synonym: scrios
- to chew, eat, consume (food)
- to granulate (metal)
- sharpen, hone (a weapon)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of meil (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms edit
- meil mín is garbh (“to discuss or talk incessantly”, literally “to grind fine and coarse”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
meil | mheil | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- “meil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “meilid, melaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “meilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 478
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish meilid. Doublet of meal.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
meil (past mheil, future meilidh, verbal noun meileadh, past participle meilte)
- (transitive) to mill, to grind
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
meil | mheil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Colin Mark (2003) “meil”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN
Veps edit
Pronoun edit
meil