minc

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mink.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mʲɪɲc/

Noun

minc f (genitive singular mince, nominative plural minceanna)

mink

Declension

Declension of minc

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	minc	minceanna
Vocative	a mhinc	a mhinceanna
Genitive	mince	minceanna
Dative	minc	minceanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an mhinc	na minceanna
Genitive	na mince	na minceanna
Dative	leis an minc don mhinc	leis na minceanna

Derived terms

minc Eorpach f (“European mink”)
minc Mheiriceánach f (“American mink”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
minc	mhinc	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “minc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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