mínigh

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish mínigid.[1] By surface analysis, mín +‎ -igh.

Verb

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mínigh (present analytic míníonn, future analytic míneoidh, verbal noun míniú, past participle mínithe)

  1. to explain, expound
    Synonyms: ciallaigh, léirigh, léirmhínigh
  2. to smooth, polish
    Synonym: slíoc
  3. to make fine

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of mínigh
radical lenition eclipsis
mínigh mhínigh 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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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mínigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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