mìnich
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
mìn (“soft, smooth, level, mild, pleasant; reduced to powder, pulverized, ground”) + -ich
Verb
mìnich (past mhìnich, future mìnichidh, verbal noun mìneachadh, past participle mìnichte)
- explain, expound, illustrate, interpret
- polish, smoothe
- make small, pulverize
- tame
Derived terms
- eadar-mhìnich (“interpret, translate; explain”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “mìnich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN