meanbh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish menbach (“small”), from a derivation of the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Latin minus, minor, minutus and Ancient Greek μινύθω (minúthō, “lessen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɛv/
Derived terms
- àmhainn meanbh-thonnach (“microwave oven”)
- meanbhan (“diminutive”)
- meanbh-chlàr (“compact disk (CD)”) - compact disk
- meanbh-chuileag (“midge, gnat”)
- meanbh-fhrìde (“insect”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| meanbh | mheanbh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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