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mnaoi

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Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠn̪ˠiː/^[1]
(Aran) IPA^(key): /mˠniː/, (older) /mˠnɯː/
(Connemara, Mayo) IPA^(key): /mˠɾˠiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠɾˠĩː/

Noun

mnaoi f sg

(archaic or dialectal) dative singular of bean (“woman”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *mnaoi*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
mnaoi	mhnaoi	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

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 246, page 124

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

(North Uist) IPA^(key): /mɾũĩ/^[1]
(South Uist) IPA^(key): /mɾɯːj/^[2]
(Barra) IPA^(key): [mɾʉ̃ĩ]^[3]

Noun

mnaoi f sg

(archaic or dialectal) dative singular of bean (“woman”)

Mutation

Mutation of *mnaoi*
radical	lenition
mnaoi	mhnaoi

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

References

^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎^[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

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