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míl
míl
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mil"
Irish
Noun
míl m
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| míl | mhíl | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mīlom (compare Welsh mil), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l- (compare Dutch maal (“calf”), Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “sheep”)).
Pronunciation
- Vocative and genitive singular: IPA(key): /mʲiːlʲ/
- All other forms: IPA(key): /mʲiːl/
Noun
míl n (genitive míl, nominative plural míla or míl)
Declension
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | mílN | mílN | mílL, míla |
| Vocative | mílN | mílN | mílL, míla |
| Accusative | mílN | mílN | mílL, míla |
| Genitive | mílL | míl | mílN |
| Dative | mílL | mílaib | mílaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- bledmíl (“sea-monster, whale”)
- fíadmíl (“wild animal, game”)
- túagmíl (“ornament with an animal design”)
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| míl also mmíl after a proclitic |
míl pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
míl also mmíl after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 míl” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.