mianrach

Irish

Etymology

From mianra +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mianrach (genitive singular masculine mianraigh, genitive singular feminine mianraí, plural mianracha, not comparable)

1. (geology) mineral

Declension

Declension of mianrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	mianrach	mhianrach	mianracha; mhianracha²
Vocative	mhianraigh		mianracha
Genitive		mianraí	mianracha	mianrach
Dative	mianrach; mhianrach¹	mhianrach; mhianraigh (archaic)	mianracha; mhianracha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mianrach	mhianrach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mianrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mianrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mianrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024