muime
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Irish[edit]
Noun[edit]
muime f (genitive singular muime, nominative plural muimí)
- Alternative form of buime
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
muime | mhuime | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish muimme (“foster-mother, wet-nurse, instructress, patroness”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
muime f (genitive singular muime, plural muimeachan)
Synonyms[edit]
- (godmother): bana-ghoistidh, màthair-bhaiste
Derived terms[edit]
- muime-chìche f (“wet-nurse”)
- muime-altram f (“dry-nurse”)
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
muime | mhuime |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “muime”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “muim(m)e”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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