mínigh

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish mínigid.[1] By surface analysis, mín +‎ -igh.

Verb[edit]

mínigh (present analytic míníonn, future analytic míneoidh, verbal noun míniú, past participle mínithe)

  1. to explain, expound
    Synonyms: ciallaigh, léirigh, léirmhínigh
  2. to smooth, polish
    Synonym: slíoc
  3. to make fine

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mínigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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