miotaigh

Irish

Etymology

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Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of miotaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
miotaigh mhiotaigh not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “miotaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • miotaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025