muinethar
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- ·moinethar
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *manyetor, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, mind”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai, “be mad”) and Sanskrit मन्यते (mányate, “think”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmunʲeθar]
Verb
·muinethar
- to meditate, to intend, to purpose
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 4c38
- inna hí dia ru muinestar som trócairi
- those for whom he has intended mercy
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 4c38
- to think, to deem
- c. 600-900, Amra Choluimb Chille, published in "The Bodleian Amra Choluimb Chille", Revue Celtique 20 (1899), pp. 31–55, 132–183, 248–289, 400–437; edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes, page 88
- miad mār munimar manna
- a great honour we deem the heavenly food
- c. 600-900, Amra Choluimb Chille, published in "The Bodleian Amra Choluimb Chille", Revue Celtique 20 (1899), pp. 31–55, 132–183, 248–289, 400–437; edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes, page 88
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| ·muinethar also ·mmuinethar |
·muinethar pronounced with /β̃-/ |
·muinethar also ·mmuinethar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.