milis
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish milis, from Proto-Celtic *melissis, from Proto-Indo-European *mélit. Akin to mil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪlʲɪʃ/
Declension
Declension of milis
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | milis | mhilis | milse; mhilse² | |
Vocative | mhilis | milse | ||
Genitive | milse | milse | milis | |
Dative | milis; mhilis¹ |
mhilis | milse; mhilse² | |
Comparative | níos milse | |||
Superlative | is milse |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- briseán milis
- cáca milis
- milseacht
- milseán
- milseog
- milsigh
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
milis | mhilis | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “milis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “milis” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 483.
- "milis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “milis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “milis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish milis, from Proto-Celtic *meliss-, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid. Akin to mil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [milɪʃ], /milɪʃ/
Declension
First declension; forms of the positive degree:
Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative/Vocative/Dative | milis | mhilis | mìlse |
Genitive | mhilis | mìlse | mìlse |
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
- “milis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Swedish
Tok Pisin
Synonyms
- ((coconut) milk): melek
See also
References
- Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980), page 18: […] /lk/ melek (coconut) milk, /lç/ in milis (coconut) milk (borrowed from German Milch) and […]
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