mì-

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

Scottish Gaelic

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”).

Prefix

mì-

  1. Negative prefix.
    un-, non-

Derived terms
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See also

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
mì-mhì-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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