mír

Irish (Donegal)

/mʲiːɾʲ/

noun
Definitions
  • A bit, portion
  • A morsel
  • (grammar) particle

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish mír (piece of meat, morsel) inherited from Proto-Celtic *mīros (piece of meat) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms, *mḗmsrom.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mḗms, *mḗmsrom

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