mì-
Namuyi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mi˥˧]
Prefix
mì-
- denotes a downward direction
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”).
Prefix
mì-
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with mì-
See also
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| mì- | mhì- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mí-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language