minc

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mink.

Pronunciation

Noun

minc f (genitive singular mince, nominative plural minceanna)

  1. mink

Declension

Declension of minc (second declension)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mhinc na minceanna
genitive na mince na minceanna
dative leis an minc
don mhinc
leis na minceanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of minc
radical lenition eclipsis
minc mhinc not applicable

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

Further reading

Welsh

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Minc

Etymology

Borrowed from English mink.

Pronunciation

Noun

minc m (plural mincod)

  1. mink, especially American mink, which is an introduced species in Wales (Neogale vison, syns. Mustela vison, Neovison vison)

Notes

There is a European mink (Mustela lutreola) but its range does not cover Britain and so a term for it is not recorded in Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn (1994).

Mutation

Mutated forms of minc
radical soft nasal aspirate
minc finc unchanged unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “minc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994), Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎ (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44