minc
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editminc f (genitive singular mince, nominative plural minceanna)
Declension
editDeclension of minc
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- minc Eorpach f (“European mink”)
- minc Mheiriceánach f (“American mink”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
minc | mhinc | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “minc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Welsh
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English mink.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editminc m (plural mincod)
- mink, especially American mink, which is an introduced species in Wales (Mustela vison syn. Neogale vison or Neovison vison)[2]
Notes
editThere is a European mink (Mustela lutreola) but its range does not cover Britain and so a term for it is not recorded in Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn (1994).
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
minc | finc | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “minc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)[1] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44
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