méin
See also: mein
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish méin (“bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality”).
Noun
méin f (genitive singular méine)
Declension
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
- dea-mhéin (“goodwill, benevolence”)
- méiniúil (“well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile”, adjective)
Etymology 2
Inflected form of mian.
Noun
méin
Mutation
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. |
References
- 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
- Template:R:ga:Dinneen
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Etymology 1
Compare mían (“mineral, ore”).
Noun
méin f
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
Probably the same word; the original nominative singular may have been mían.
Noun
méin f
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: méin
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
méin n or m
Mutation
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. |
References
- 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
- 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
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