muileann
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish muilend m (“mill”), from Late Latin molīnum.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪlʲən̪ˠ/
Noun
muileann m (genitive singular muilinn, nominative plural muilte)
Declension
Declension of muileann
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- muileann airgid m (“minting-press”)
- muileann arbhair m (“corn-mill”)
- muileann brúite m (“stamping-mill”)
- muileann cadáis m (“cotton-mill”)
- muileann caife m (“coffee-mill”)
- muileann coise m (“tread-mill”)
- muileann gaile m (“steam mill”)
- muileann gaoithe m (“windmill; pinwheel”)
- muileann iarainn m (“ironworks”)
- muileann ladair m (“scoop-wheel mill”)
- muileann olla m (“woollen-mill”)
- muileann páipéir m (“paper-mill”)
- muileann piobair m (“pepper-mill”)
- muileann plúir m (“flour-mill”)
- muileann púdair m (“powder-mill”)
- muileann rolláin m (“rolling-mill”)
- muileann sábhadóireachta m (“sawmill”)
- muileann síoda m (“silk-mill”)
- muileann sníomhacháin m (“spinning-mill”)
- muileann uisce m (“watermill”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| muileann | mhuileann | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "muileann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “muilend” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish muilend m (“mill”), from Late Latin molīnum.
Derived terms
- muileann-gaoithe (“windmill”)
- muileann-luadhaidh (“fulling mill”)
- muileann-pàipeir (“paper mill”)
- muileann-pronnaidh (“pulp mill”)
- muileann-sàbhaidh (“sawmill”)
- muileann-uisge (“water mill”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| muileann | mhuileann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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
- “muilend” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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