muime
Irish edit
Noun edit
muime f (genitive singular muime, nominative plural muimí)
- Alternative form of buime
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| muime | mhuime | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish muimme (“foster-mother, wet-nurse, instructress, patroness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
muime f (genitive singular muime, plural muimeachan)
Synonyms edit
- (godmother): bana-ghoistidh, màthair-bhaiste
Derived terms edit
- muime-chìche f (“wet-nurse”)
- muime-altram f (“dry-nurse”)
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| muime | mhuime |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “muime”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “muim(m)e”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language