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maen

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See also: mäen and män

Breton

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Etymology

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From Middle Breton and Old Breton main, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Compare Welsh maen, Cornish men.

Noun

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maen m (plural mein)

  1. stone

Inflection

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Mutation of maen
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular maen vaen unchanged unchanged
plural mein vein unchanged unchanged

Gallo

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Etymology

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Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (hand), from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (to beckon), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Compare French main,Spanish mano.

Noun

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maen f (plural maens)

  1. hand

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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maen m

  1. (eye dialect) definite singular of mann

Welsh

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh maen, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Compare Breton maen, Cornish men.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maen m (plural meini)

  1. stone
  2. griddle stone
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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maen

  1. third-person plural present colloquial of bod
Usage notes
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Only used in conjunction with the third person plural pronoun nhw. In conjunction with a plural noun, the form mae is used instead.

Synonyms
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Mutation

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Mutated forms of maen
radical soft nasal aspirate
maen faen unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yami

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Etymology

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From ma- +‎ aen.

Adjective

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maen

  1. cold