míanach

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From mían (mineral, ore) +‎ -ach.

Noun

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míanach m

  1. (mining) vein of ore, mine

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: mianach (ore; mine; stuff, material, substance, quality)

Mutation

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Mutation of míanach
radical lenition nasalization
míanach míanach
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From mían (desire, inclination) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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míanach

  1. desirous, eager, wishful

Inflection

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o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative míanach míanach míanach
Vocative míanaig*
míanach**
Accusative míanach míanaig
Genitive míanaig míanaige míanaig
Dative míanach míanaig míanach
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative míanaig míanacha
Vocative míanachu
míanacha
Accusative míanachu
míanacha
Genitive míanach
Dative míanachaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of míanach
radical lenition nasalization
míanach
also mmíanach after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
míanach
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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

Further reading

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