minic

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish meinic, meinicc (“frequent, recurring often”) (compare Scottish Gaelic minig, Manx mennick, Welsh mynych).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪnʲɪc/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mʲnʲɪc/

Adverb

minic

1. often, frequently

Usage notes

Usually formed with the adverbial particle go, thus: go minic.

Adjective

minic (comparative minice or minicí)

1. frequent

Declension

Declension of minic

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	minic	mhinic	minic; mhinic²
Vocative	mhinic		minic
Genitive		minic	minic	minic
Dative	minic; mhinic¹	mhinic	minic; mhinic²
Comparative	níos minice
Superlative	is minice

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

• Alternative comparative form: minicí

Antonyms

• ainmhinic

Derived terms

• minicigh (“frequent”, verb)

Related terms

• minice (“frequency”)
• minicíocht (“frequency”)

Mutation

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

References

• "minic" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval, 1936, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 49.