máinlia

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A compound of mán (hand) +‎ lia (physician). A partial loan translation of Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós, surgeon), literally "hand-worker".

Noun[edit]

máinlia m (genitive singular máinlia, nominative plural máinlianna)

  1. surgeon
    máinlia ortaipéideachorthopedic surgeon

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Mutation[edit]

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

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