muinichill

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

muinchill
muilchinn (Harris, Uist, Barra, Argyll, Southwest Perthshire)
muilcheann (Skye, Sutherland, Easter Ross, West Inverness-shire)
muilchdinn (Wester Ross)
muilchill (Strathspey)
muilchear (Perthshire, Deeside)
muille (Arran)

Etymology

From Old Irish muinchille, from Vulgar Latin *manicella, a diminutive of Latin manica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmunuçɪʎ/

Noun

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(Lewis, East Inverness-shire) sleeve (of garment)

Usage notes

This is the "standard", etymologically correct form of the word, but in most dialects the word underwent metathesis.

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