maighnéad
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish magnéit (“magnet, lodestone”), from Latin magnēs, magnētem (compare Old Irish magnés), from Ancient Greek μαγνήτις λίθος (magnḗtis líthos).
Declension
Declension of maighnéad
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- barramhaighnéad m (“bar magnet”)
- buanmhaighnéad m (“permanent magnet”)
- crúmhaighnéad m (“horseshoe magnet”)
- maighnéada- (“magneto-”)
- maighnéadach (“magnetic”, adjective)
- maighnéadaigh (“magnetize”, verb)
- maighnéadas m (“magnetism”)
- maighnéad crú capaill m (“horseshoe magnet”)
- maighnéadghluaiseach (“magnetomotive”, adjective)
- maighnéadón m (“magneton”)
- maighnéad tógála m (“lifting magnet”)
- maighnéidít f (“magnetite”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maighnéad | mhaighnéad | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "maighnéad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “magnéit” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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