minc
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲɪɲc/
Noun
minc f (genitive singular mince, nominative plural minceanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
- minc Eorpach f (“European mink”)
- minc Mheiriceánach f (“American mink”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| minc | mhinc | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “minc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English mink.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪŋk/
Noun
minc m (plural mincod)
- mink, especially American mink, which is an introduced species in Wales (Neogale vison, syns. Mustela vison, Neovison vison)[2]
Notes
There is a European mink (Mustela lutreola) but its range does not cover Britain and so a term for it is not recorded in Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn (1994).
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| minc | finc | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “minc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)[1] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44