mèinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish mían (“mineral, ore”).

Noun

mèinn f (genitive singular mèinne, plural mèinnean)

1. (geology, mining) ore; mine, vein, seam (deposit of ore)
2. mine (explosive)
3. mind, desire, inclination, disposition (whether good or bad)
4. native quality or energy
5. love, fondness
6. discretion, clemency
7. expression
8. air; mien
9. mercy; kindness; tenderness

Derived terms

• mèinn-ghuail (“coal mine, colliery”)

Verb

mèinn (past mhèinn, future mèinnidh, verbal noun mèinneadh, past participle mèinnte)

1. (geology, mining) mine, excavate

Derived terms

• mèinneadair (“miner”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “mèinn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language