Contionary:moınell

Middle Anrish

Etymology

Pre-Annerish; possibly related to maegoır, but see also muıneàls.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈmˠenʲəl͈ˠ/ [ˈmʷɤɲɐˑɫ]

• slender ending: /ˈmˠenʲəl͈ʲ/ [ˈmʷɤɲiˑʎ]

Inflection of moınell

Ⅰ ᴍᴀsᴄ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	moınell	moınıllʜ	moınellʟ	moınıllʟ
ᴘʟ.	moınıllʟ	moınellɴ	moırnıb	moınıllʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	moırneʜ	moınell(ʟ)		moırneʟ

Noun

moınell (runic:ᛓᚭᛂᛅᚳ)

1. An organ of hearing; an ear, auricle.

ɴ.ʙ.

Exhibits an unusual mutation to n- when modified by a possessive (mu noınell, a noınell), but not a^ʟ and a^ʜ which are regular (a mhoınell, an mhoınell); cf.: mío.
According to the Bésgnae Béırle this noun belongs to the first declension despite its irregular collective.

See also

• moırneoc (diminutive)
• cluas ("hearing; a set of ears")