muileann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish muilenn m (“mill”), from Late Latin molīnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɪlʲən̪ˠ/

Noun

muileann m (genitive singular muilinn, nominative plural muilte)

1. mill
2. grinding apparatus
3. manufactory

Declension

Declension of muileann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative muileann muilte Vocative a mhuilinn a mhuilte Genitive muilinn muilte Dative muileann muilte

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an muileann na muilte Genitive an mhuilinn na muilte Dative leis an muileann don mhuileann leis na muilte

Derived terms

• An Muileann gCearr (“Mullingar”)
• muileann airgid m (“minting-press”)
• muileann arbhair m (“corn-mill”)
• muileann brúite m (“stamping-mill”)
• muileann cadáis m (“cotton-mill”)
• muileann caife m (“coffee-mill”)
• muileann coise m (“tread-mill”)
• muileann gaile m (“steam mill”)
• muileann gaoithe m (“windmill”)
• muileann iarainn m (“ironworks”)
• muileann ladair m (“scoop-wheel mill”)
• muileann olla m (“woollen-mill”)
• muileann páipéir m (“paper-mill”)
• muileann piobair m (“pepper-mill”)
• muileann plúir m (“flour-mill”)
• muileann púdair m (“powder-mill”)
• muileann rolláin m (“rolling-mill”)
• muileann sábhadóireachta m (“sawmill”)
• muileann síoda m (“silk-mill”)
• muileann sníomhacháin m (“spinning-mill”)
• muileann uisce m (“watermill”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
muileann	mhuileann	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) “muileann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish muilend m (“mill”), from Late Latin molīnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuʎən̪ˠ/

Noun

muileann m or f (genitive singular muilinn or muilne, plural muileannan or muilnean)

1. mill

Derived terms

• muileann-gaoithe (“windmill”)
• muileann-luadhaidh (“fulling mill”)
• muileann-pàipeir (“paper mill”)
• muileann-pronnaidh (“pulp mill”)
• muileann-sàbhaidh (“sawmill”)
• muileann-uisge (“water mill”)
• ruigidh each mall muileann (“slow and steady wins the race”)

 

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “muileann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muilend”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language