meadhan

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Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

meadhan

  1. Obsolete spelling of meán

Mutation[edit]

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

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish medón, from Latin mediānus. Akin to Irish meán.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

meadhan m (genitive singular meadhain, plural meadhanan)

  1. middle, center, midst
  2. waist
  3. mean, average
  4. means, medium

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
meadhan mheadhan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.