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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish mínigud, míniugud.[1] By surface analysis, mínigh + -ú.
Noun
míniú m (genitive singular mínithe)
- verbal noun of mínigh
- explanation, interpretation
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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míniú
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mhíniú
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míniú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “míniuġaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 485
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “míniú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “míniú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024