mianach

See also: míanach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiən̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiənˠəx/, /ˈmʲiːnˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiənˠa(x)/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish míanach (“vein of ore, mine”), from mían (“mineral, ore”).

Noun

mianach m (genitive singular mianaigh, nominative plural mianaigh)

1. (mining) ore

   Synonym: mian

2. (mining) mine
3. (military) mine
4. stuff, material, substance, quality

Declension

Declension of mianach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative mianach mianaigh vocative a mhianaigh a mhianacha genitive mianaigh mianach dative mianach mianaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mianach na mianaigh genitive an mhianaigh na mianach dative leis an mianach don mhianach leis na mianaigh

Derived terms

• innealtóir mianach (“mining engineer”)
• mianach guail (“coal-mine, colliery”)
• mianach talún (“landmine”)
• mianach teagmhála (“contact mine”)

 

Related terms

• mianadóir (“miner”)
• mianadóireacht (“(act of) mining; (act of) burrowing, excavating, digging deep”)

Etymology 2

From mian +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mianach (genitive singular masculine mianaigh, genitive singular feminine mianaí, plural mianacha, comparative mianaí)

1. Synonym of mianúil (“desirous”)

Declension

Declension of mianach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mianach	mhianach	mianacha; mhianacha2
vocative	mhianaigh		mianacha
genitive		mianaí	mianacha	mianach
dative	mianach; mhianach1	mhianach; mhianaigh (archaic)	mianacha; mhianacha2
Comparative	níos mianaí
Superlative	is mianaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of mianach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mianach	mhianach	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mianach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mianach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 481
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mianach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mianach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmja.nax/
• Rhymes: -anax
• Syllabification: mia‧nach

Noun

mianach n

1. locative plural of miano