mian
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲiənˠ]
Derived terms
- ainmhian (“passion, lust”)
- is mian le (“to want”)
Derived terms
- mianach (“vein of ore, mine”)
- mianadóir (“miner”)
- mianadóireacht (“act of mining”)
Declension
Declension of mian
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mian | mhian | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "mian" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 mían (‘desire’)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 mían (‘mineral’)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Mandarin
Romanization
mian
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
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