mianach
See also: míanach
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiən̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiənˠəx/, /ˈmʲiːnˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiənˠa(h)/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish míanach (“vein of ore, mine”), from mían (“mineral, ore”).
Noun
mianach m (genitive singular mianaigh, nominative plural mianaigh)
- (mining) ore
- Synonym: mian
- (mining) mine
- (military) mine
- (mining) ore
- stuff, material, substance, quality
Declension
Declension of mianach
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- innealtóir mianach (“mining engineer”)
- mianach guail (“coal-mine, colliery”)
- mianach talún (“landmine”)
- mianach teagmhála (“contact mine”)
Related terms
- mianadóireacht (“(act of) mining;. (act of) burrowing, excavating, digging deep”)
- mianadóir (“miner”)
Etymology 2
From mian + -ach.
Adjective
mianach (genitive singular masculine mianaigh, genitive singular feminine mianaí, plural mianacha, comparative mianaí)
- Synonym of mianúil (“desirous”)
Declension
Declension of mianach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mianach | mhianach | mianacha; mhianacha² | |
Vocative | mhianaigh | mianacha | ||
Genitive | mianaí | mianacha | mianach | |
Dative | mianach; mhianach¹ | mhianach; mhianaigh (archaic) | mianacha; mhianacha² | |
Comparative | níos mianaí | |||
Superlative | is mianaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mianach | mhianach | 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), “mianach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 míanach (‘vein of ore’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “mianach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 481
- Entries containing “mianach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mianach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmja.nax/
- Rhymes: -anax
- Syllabification: mia‧nach
Noun
mianach n
- locative plural of miano