mì-
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish mí- (compare Irish mí-), from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (“to change”). Cognate with English mis-, Latin minus (“lesser”), Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less”).
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with mì-
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| mì- | mhì- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mí-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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