mianach
See also: míanach
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish míanach (“vein of ore, mine”), from mían (“mineral, ore”).
Noun
mianach m (genitive singular mianaigh, nominative plural mianaigh)
Declension
Declension of mianach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Terms derived from mianach
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Related terms
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Etymology 2
Adjective
mianach (genitive singular masculine mianaigh, genitive singular feminine mianaí, plural mianacha, comparative mianaí)
- Synonym of mianúil (“desirous”)
Declension
Declension of mianach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mianach | mhianach | mianacha; mhianacha² | |
| Vocative | mhianaigh | mianacha | ||
| Genitive | mianaí | mianacha | mianach | |
| Dative | mianach; mhianach¹ |
mhianach; mhianaigh (archaic) |
mianacha; mhianacha² | |
| Comparative | níos mianaí | |||
| Superlative | is mianaí | |||
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 | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mianach | mhianach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "mianach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 míanach (‘vein of ore’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “mianach” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Entries containing “mianach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mianach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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