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mì-

mì-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi", mi-, and mí-

Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

mì-

  1. Negative prefix.
    un-, non-

Derived terms

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See also

References

  • “mí-” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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”).

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