míniú

See also: miniu

Irish

Alternative forms

• míniughadh (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish mínigud, míniugud; synchronically analyzable as mínigh +‎ -ú.

Noun

míniú m (genitive singular mínithe)

1. verbal noun of mínigh
2. explanation, interpretation

Declension

Declension of míniú

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative míniú Vocative a mhíniú Genitive mínithe Dative míniú

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an míniú Genitive an mhínithe Dative leis an míniú don mhíniú

Derived terms

• míniúchán m (“(act of) explaining; explanation”)
• nóta mínithe m (“explanatory note”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míniú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mínigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “míniuġaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 485
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “míniú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “míniú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024