méin
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Irish méin (“bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality”).
Noun[edit]
méin f (genitive singular méine)
Declension[edit]
Declension of méin
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- dea-mhéin (“goodwill, benevolence”)
- méiniúil (“well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile”, adjective)
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 méin (‘disposition’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “méinn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 478
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2[edit]
Inflected form of mian.
Noun[edit]
méin
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
méin | mhéin | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably the same word as Old Irish méin (“mineral”); the original nominative singular may have been mían.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
méin f
Descendants[edit]
- Irish: méin
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “méin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *mēnis.
Noun[edit]
méin f (genitive míana)
Inflection[edit]
Feminine i-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | méin | méinL | méiniH |
Vocative | méin | méinL | méiniH |
Accusative | méinN | méinL | méiniH |
Genitive | míanoH, míanaH | míanoH, míanaH | méineN |
Dative | méinL | méinib | méinib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
méin n or m
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
méin also mméin after a proclitic |
méin pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 méin (‘mineral, ore’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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