maighnéad
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish magnéit (“magnet, lodestone”), from Latin magnēs, magnētem (compare Old Irish magnés), from Ancient Greek μαγνήτις λίθος (magnḗtis líthos).
Declension
Declension of maighnéad
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- barramhaighnéad m (“bar magnet”)
- buanmhaighnéad m (“permanent magnet”)
- crúmhaighnéad m (“horseshoe magnet”)
- maighnéad crú capaill m (“horseshoe magnet”)
- maighnéad tógála m (“lifting magnet”)
- maighnéada- (“magneto-”)
- maighnéadach (“magnetic”, adjective)
- maighnéadaigh (“magnetize”, verb)
- maighnéadas m (“magnetism”)
- maighnéadghluaiseach (“magnetomotive”, adjective)
- maighnéadón m (“magneton”)
- maighnéidít f (“magnetite”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maighnéad | mhaighnéad | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maighnéad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “magnéit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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