miongháire

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Irish

Etymology

From mion- (“small”) +‎ gáire (“laugh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʲɪnˠɣaːɾʲə/

Noun

miongháire m (genitive singular miongháire, nominative plural miongháirí)

  1. smile
  2. soft chuckle

Declension

Declension of miongháire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative miongháire miongháirí
vocative a mhiongháire a mhiongháirí
genitive miongháire miongháirí
dative miongháire miongháirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an miongháire na miongháirí
genitive an mhiongháire na miongháirí
dative leis an miongháire
don mhiongháire 		leis na miongháirí

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Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of miongháire
radical lenition eclipsis
miongháire mhiongháire 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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