máinlia

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Irish

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Etymology

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A compound of mán (hand) +‎ lia (physician). A partial loan translation of Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós, surgeon), literally "hand-worker".

Noun

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máinlia m (genitive singular máinlia, nominative plural máinlianna)

  1. surgeon
    máinlia ortaipéideachorthopedic surgeon

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
máinlia mháinlia not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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