méin

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See also: mein and Mein

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish méin (bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality).

Noun

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méin f (genitive singular méine)

  1. mind, disposition
  2. mien, bearing
Declension
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Derived terms
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  • dea-mhéin (goodwill, benevolence)
  • méiniúil (well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile, adjective)

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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méin

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of mian

Mutation

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Irish mutation
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.

Middle Irish

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Etymology

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Probably the same word as Old Irish méin (mineral); the original nominative singular may have been mían.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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méin f

  1. bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality

Descendants

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  • Irish: méin

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *meinis.

Noun

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méin f (genitive míana)

  1. (mining) mineral, ore; metal
Inflection
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Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative méin méinL méiniH
Vocative méin méinL méiniH
Accusative méinN méinL méiniH
Genitive míanoH, míanaH míanoH, míanaH méineN
Dative méinL méinib méinib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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méin n or m

  1. genitive singular of mían (desire, inclination)

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
méin
also mméin after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
méin
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

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