muineál

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish muinél.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲ(ə)ˈnʲɑːl̪ˠ/, (as if spelled mineál)
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪnɑːl/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪn̠ʲalˠ/, /ˈmˠɪn̠ʲal̪ˠ/ (as if spelled muinneál)

Noun

muineál m (genitive singular muiníl or muineáil, nominative plural muiníl or muineáil)

  1. neck (part of body connecting the head and the trunk)

Declension

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
muineál mhuineál not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ muineál”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “muinél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 189, page 94
  4. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 186
  5. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 200
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 249, page 90

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