muinethar
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *manyetor, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, mind”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai, “be mad”) and Sanskrit मन्यते (mányate, “think”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmunʲeθar/
Verb
·muinethar
- unattested by itself; takes various preverbs to form verbs with meanings relating to various mental states
Derived terms
- ad·muinethar (“remember”)
- ar·muinethar (“honour, venerate”)
- do·muinethar (“think, suppose, opine, conjecture”)
- fo·muinethar (“take heed, beware”)
- for·muinethar (“envy”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ·muinethar also ·mmuinethar |
·muinethar pronounced with /-ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
·muinethar also ·mmuinethar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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