Contionary:mío

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Middle Anrish

Etymology

Pre-Annerish; possibly related to meılce.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /mʲiə̯/ [miˑə̯]

  • slender ending: /mʲiə̯gʲ/ [miˑɘ̯ɡ̊]
Inflection of mío
 Ⅴ ꜰᴇᴍ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  mío   míoch   míecʟ  míechʟ
ᴘʟ.  míecʟ  mío(n)ɴ  míocaıb   míec(h)ʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  míocaʜ  míoc(h)ʟ  míocaʟ

Noun

mío (runic:ᛓᛁᚭ)

  1. An organ through which animals see; an eye.

Usage notes

Exhibits an unusual mutation to n- when modified by a possessive (mu nío, a nío), but not aʟ and aʜ which are regular (a mhío, an mhío); cf.: moınell.
According to the Bésgnae Béırle this noun belongs to the fifth declension despite its irregularities.

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