máinlia
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A compound of mán (“hand”) + lia (“physician”). A partial loan translation of Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós, “surgeon”), literally "hand-worker".
Noun
[edit]máinlia m (genitive singular máinlia, nominative plural máinlianna)
- surgeon
- máinlia ortaipéideach ― orthopedic surgeon
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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máinlia | mháinlia | 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “máinlia”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “máinlia”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “máinlia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024