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)

  1. (mining) ore
    Synonym: mian
  2. (mining) mine
  3. (military) mine
  4. stuff, material, substance, quality
Declension
Declension of mianach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mianach mianaigh
Vocative a mhianaigh a mhianacha
Genitive mianaigh mianach
Dative mianach mianaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mianach na mianaigh
Genitive an mhianaigh na mianach
Dative leis an mianach

don mhianach

 leis na mianaigh
Derived terms
  • innealtóir mianach (“mining engineer”)
  • mianach guail (“coal-mine, colliery”)
  • mianach talún (“landmine”)
  • mianach teagmhála (“contact mine”)

Etymology 2

From mian +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mianach (genitive singular masculine mianaigh, genitive singular feminine mianaí, plural mianacha, comparative mianaí)

  1. Synonym of mianúil (“desirous”)
Declension
Declension of mianach
Singular Plural (m/f)
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
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

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmja.nax/
  • Rhymes: -anax
  • Syllabification: mia‧nach

Noun

mianach n

  1. locative plural of miano
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