mì-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi", mi-, and mí-

Namuyi

Pronunciation

Prefix

mì-

  1. denotes a downward direction

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish mí- (compare Irish mí-), from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (“to change”). Cognate with English mis-, Latin minus (“lesser”), Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less”).

Prefix

mì-

  1. Negative prefix.
    un-, non-

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with mì-

See also

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
mì- mhì-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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