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Retail sale in Irish (Mionreic): Meaning, Pronunciation, Usage

The Irish for retail sale is mionreic, a feminine noun (plural mionreiceanna).
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How to say “retail sale” in Irish

Irish:
mionreic
English:
retail sale
Word type:
noun
Gender:
feminine
Pronunciation:
“MIN-rek”  /ˈmʲɪnˠrʲɛc/
Various forms
Plural:
mionreiceanna (retail sales)
Genitive singular:
mionreaca, na mionreaca (e.g. praghas mionreaca, retail price)
Genitive plural:
mionreiceanna, na mionreiceanna (e.g. luach na mionreiceanna, the value of retail sales)

What does “mionreic” mean?

retail sale
The selling of goods in small quantities directly to customers, as in a shop.Also: retail, retailing, retail selling.

“Mionreic” with the article

The plural of retail sale in Irish is mionreiceanna. Here is mionreic after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.

an mhionreic
the retail sale
Lenition: m becomes mh after an (feminine noun)
na mionreiceanna
the retail sales
Plural: no change after na

“Mionreic” in a sentence: Irish examples

Common Irish sentences using mionreic, the Irish word for retail sale.

Tá an mhionreic ag fás arís i mbliana.
Retail sales are growing again this year.
Oibríonn mo dheirfiúr sa mhionreic le deich mbliana.
My sister has worked in retail for ten years.
Cad é praghas mionreaca an leabhair seo?
What is the retail price of this book?
Thit na mionreiceanna i mí Eanáir.
Retail sales fell in January.
Díoltar na hearraí seo trí mhionreic amháin.
These goods are sold only through retail.
Is í an mhionreic an earnáil is mó sa bhaile.
Retail is the biggest sector in the town.
Tá suim aige i ngnó na mionreaca.
He is interested in the retail business.

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Retail sale in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for retail sale?

The Irish for retail sale is mionreic (pronounced “MIN-rek”). It’s a feminine noun and the plural is mionreiceanna.

How do you pronounce mionreic in Irish?

Mionreic is said like “MIN-rek” (IPA /ˈmʲɪnˠrʲɛc/).

What is the plural of retail sale in Irish?

The plural of mionreic is mionreiceanna; with the article, na mionreiceanna means “the retail sales”. The genitive plural is mionreiceanna, as in luach na mionreiceanna (the value of retail sales).

Why does mionreic change to mhionreic?

After words like mo (my) and do (your) the first letter is lenited: mo mhionreic. After ár (our) it stays ár mionreic, because m does not take eclipsis.

What is the opposite of 'mionreic'?

Wholesale is 'mórdhíol'; a retailer is 'miondíoltóir'.

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