míanach

See also: mianach

Middle Irish

Etymology

From mían (“mineral, ore”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

míanach m

1. (mining) vein of ore, mine

Derived terms

• míanaigid (“breaks ore”)

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
míanach	míanach pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 míanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Old Irish

Etymology

From mían (“desire, inclination”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːa̯nax/

Adjective

míanach

1. desirous, eager, wishful

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	míanach	míanach	míanach
Vocative	míanaig* míanach**
Accusative	míanach	míanaig
Genitive	míanaig	míanaige	míanaig
Dative	míanach	míanaig	míanach
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	míanaig	míanacha
Vocative	míanachu míanacha†
Accusative	míanachu míanacha†
Genitive	míanach
Dative	míanachaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Derived terms

• míanaigid (“desires, craves”)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
míanach also mmíanach after a proclitic	míanach pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 míanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language