mían
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mēnis (“ore”)
Noun
mían f (genitive míana)
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
mían | mían 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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
mían n or m (genitive méin, nominative plural míana)
- desire, inclination; object of desire
Inflection
As neuter noun:
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | míanN | míanN | míanL, míana |
Vocative | míanN | míanN | míanL, míana |
Accusative | míanN | míanN | míanL, míana |
Genitive | méinL | mían | míanN |
Dative | míanL | míanaib | míanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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As masculine noun:
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | mían | míanL | méinL |
Vocative | méin | míanL | míanuH |
Accusative | míanN | míanL | míanuH |
Genitive | méinL | mían | míanN |
Dative | míanL | míanaib | míanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
mían also mmían after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
mían 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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Middle Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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- Middle Irish lemmas
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- Old Irish nouns
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- Old Irish nouns with multiple genders
- Old Irish neuter o-stem nouns
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