"meanbh" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ˈmɛnɛv/ Forms: meanbha [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], meanbh [error-unrecognized-form], mheanbh [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Old Irish menbach (“small”), from a derivation of the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Latin minus, minor, minutus and Ancient Greek μινύθω (minúthō, “lessen”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|menbach||small}} Old Irish menbach (“small”), {{cog|la|minus}} Latin minus, {{cog|grc|μινύθω||lessen}} Ancient Greek μινύθω (minúthō, “lessen”) Head templates: {{head|gd|adjective|comparative|meanbha}} meanbh (comparative meanbha)
  1. small, minute, diminutive Synonyms: beag, mean, mion Derived forms: àmhainn meanbh-thonnach (english: microwave oven), meanbhan [diminutive], meanbh-chlàr (english: compact disk), meanbh-chuileag (english: midge, gnat), meanbh-fhrìde (english: insect)
    Sense id: en-meanbh-gd-adj-BABw~e69 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for meanbh meaning in All languages combined (2.0kB)

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