miotaigh

Irish

Etymology

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Verb

miotaigh (present analytic miotaíonn, future analytic miotóidh, verbal noun miotú, past participle miotaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) bite, nibble
    Synonym: gráinseáil
  2. (transitive) whittle away

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
miotaigh mhiotaigh 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) “miotaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “miotaigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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