mianra

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

mianra m (genitive singular mianra, nominative plural mianraí)

1. mineral

Declension

Declension of mianra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative mianra mianraí vocative a mhianra a mhianraí genitive mianra mianraí dative mianra mianraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mianra na mianraí genitive an mhianra na mianraí dative leis an mianra don mhianra leis na mianraí

Derived terms

• mianrach (“mineral”, adjective)
• mianraigh (“mineralize”, verb)
• mianreolaí m (“mineralogist”)
• mianreolaíocht f (“mineralogy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mianra

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mianra	mhianra	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mianra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN