Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
mínigh. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
mínigh, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
mínigh in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
mínigh you have here. The definition of the word
mínigh will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
mínigh, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish mínigid.[1] By surface analysis, mín + -igh.
Verb
mínigh (present analytic míníonn, future analytic míneoidh, verbal noun míniú, past participle mínithe)
- to explain, expound
- Synonyms: ciallaigh, léirigh, léirmhínigh
- to smooth, polish
- Synonym: slíoc
- to make fine
Conjugation
|
singular
|
plural
|
relative
|
autonomous
|
first
|
second
|
third
|
first
|
second
|
third
|
indicative
|
present
|
míním
|
míníonn tú; mínír†
|
míníonn sé, sí
|
mínímid; míníonn muid
|
míníonn sibh
|
míníonn siad; míníd†
|
a mhíníonn; a mhíníos / a míníonn*
|
mínítear
|
past
|
mhínigh mé; mhíníos
|
mhínigh tú; mhínís
|
mhínigh sé, sí
|
mhíníomar; mhínigh muid
|
mhínigh sibh; mhíníobhair
|
mhínigh siad; mhíníodar
|
a mhínigh / ar mhínigh*
|
míníodh
|
past habitual
|
mhínínn / mínínn‡‡
|
mhíníteá / míníteᇇ
|
mhíníodh sé, sí / míníodh sé, s퇇
|
mhínímis; mhíníodh muid / mínímis‡‡; míníodh muid‡‡
|
mhíníodh sibh / míníodh sibh‡‡
|
mhínídís; mhíníodh siad / mínídís‡‡; míníodh siad‡‡
|
a mhíníodh / a míníodh*
|
mhínítí / mínít퇇
|
future
|
míneoidh mé; míneod; míneochaidh mé†
|
míneoidh tú; míneoir†; míneochaidh tú†
|
míneoidh sé, sí; míneochaidh sé, sí†
|
míneoimid; míneoidh muid; míneochaimid†; míneochaidh muid†
|
míneoidh sibh; míneochaidh sibh†
|
míneoidh siad; míneoid†; míneochaidh siad†
|
a mhíneoidh; a mhíneos; a mhíneochaidh†; a mhíneochas† / a míneoidh*; a míneochaidh*†
|
míneofar; míneochar†
|
conditional
|
mhíneoinn; mhíneochainn† / míneoinn‡‡; míneochainn†‡‡
|
mhíneofá; mhíneochthᆠ/ míneofᇇ; míneochthᆇ‡
|
mhíneodh sé, sí; mhíneochadh sé, sí† / míneodh sé, s퇇; míneochadh sé, s톇‡
|
mhíneoimis; mhíneodh muid; mhíneochaimis†; mhíneochadh muid† / míneoimis‡‡; míneodh muid‡‡; míneochaimis†‡‡; míneochadh muid†‡‡
|
mhíneodh sibh; mhíneochadh sibh† / míneodh sibh‡‡; míneochadh sibh†‡‡
|
mhíneoidís; mhíneodh siad; mhíneochadh siad† / míneoidís‡‡; míneodh siad‡‡; míneochadh siad†‡‡
|
a mhíneodh; a mhíneochadh† / a míneodh*; a míneochadh*†
|
mhíneofaí; mhíneochthaí† / míneofa퇇; míneochtha톇‡
|
subjunctive
|
present
|
go míní mé; go míníod†
|
go míní tú; go mínír†
|
go míní sé, sí
|
go mínímid; go míní muid
|
go míní sibh
|
go míní siad; go míníd†
|
—
|
go mínítear
|
past
|
dá mínínn
|
dá míníteá
|
dá míníodh sé, sí
|
dá mínímis; dá míníodh muid
|
dá míníodh sibh
|
dá mínídís; dá míníodh siad
|
—
|
dá mínítí
|
imperative
|
míním
|
mínigh
|
míníodh sé, sí
|
mínímis
|
mínígí; mínídh†
|
mínídís
|
—
|
mínítear
|
verbal noun
|
míniú
|
past participle
|
mínithe
|
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
|
Radical
|
Lenition
|
Eclipsis
|
mínigh
|
mhínigh
|
not applicable
|
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
References
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “míniġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 485
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mínigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mínigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mínigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024