moing
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish mong,[2] from Proto-Celtic *mongā (whence also Welsh mwng), a derivative of *monis (“neck”).[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠiːɲɟ/[4]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /wĩː/[5] (with permanent lenition, corresponds to the form mhoing)
Noun[edit]
moing f (genitive singular moinge, nominative plural moingeanna)
- mane (of a horse, lion etc.)
- crest (tuft of a bird or other animal)
- long hair
- growth of vegetation
- fen (type of wetland)
Declension[edit]
Declension of moing
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- moing mhear (“hemlock”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
moing | mhoing | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ “moing”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mong”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*moni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 276
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 47, page 25
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 172, page 65
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mong”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 495
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “moing”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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Noun[edit]
moing
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