mìnich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

mìn (“soft, smooth, level, mild, pleasant; reduced to powder, pulverized, ground”) +‎ -ich

Verb

mìnich (past mhìnich, future mìnichidh, verbal noun mìneachadh, past participle mìnichte)

  1. explain, expound, illustrate, interpret
  2. polish, smoothe
  3. make small, pulverize
  4. tame

Derived terms

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
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