máinlia

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Irish

Etymology

A compound of mán (“hand”) +‎ lia (“physician”). A partial loan translation of Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós, “surgeon”), literally "hand-worker".

Noun

máinlia m (genitive singular máinlia, nominative plural máinlianna)

  1. surgeon
    máinlia ortaipéideach ― orthopedic surgeon

Declension

Declension of máinlia (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative máinlia máinlianna
vocative a mháinlia a mháinlianna
genitive máinlia máinlianna
dative máinlia máinlianna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an máinlia na máinlianna
genitive an mháinlia na máinlianna
dative leis an máinlia
don mháinlia 		leis na máinlianna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of máinlia
radical lenition eclipsis
máinlia mháinlia not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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