minic

See also: míníc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish menic, meinicc (“frequent, recurring often”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *menekkis (compare Scottish Gaelic minig, Manx mennick, Welsh mynych).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mʲnʲɪc/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪnʲɪc/

Adverb

minic

1. often, frequently

Usage notes

Usually formed with the adverbial particle go, thus: go minic.

Adjective

minic (comparative minice or minicí)

1. frequent

Declension

Declension of minic

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	minic	mhinic	minic; mhinic²
Vocative	mhinic		minic
Genitive		minic	minic	minic
Dative	minic; mhinic¹	mhinic	minic; mhinic²
Comparative	níos minice
Superlative	is minice

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

• Alternative comparative form: minicí

Antonyms

• ainmhinic

Derived terms

• minicigh (“frequent”, verb)

Related terms

• minice (“frequency”)
• minicíocht (“frequency”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
minic	mhinic	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “minic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 49