meannán
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish mendán; by surface analysis, meann + -án.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
meannán m (genitive singular meannáin, nominative plural meannáin)
- kid (young goat)
Declension[edit]
Declension of meannán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
meannán | mheannán | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- “meannán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mennán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “meannán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 474
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meannán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42