maen
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Breton[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Breton and Old Breton main, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Compare Welsh maen, Cornish men.
Noun[edit]
maen m (plural mein)
Inflection[edit]
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Mutation of maen
Gallo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
maen f (plural maens)
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
maen m
- (eye dialect) definite singular of mann
Welsh[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Welsh maen, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Compare Breton maen, Cornish men.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /maːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /mai̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /maːn/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯n
- Homophone: main (“thin”) (South Wales)
Noun[edit]
maen m (plural meini)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /maːɨ̯n/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /man/, /mən/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /mai̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /maːn/, /man/, /mən/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯n
- Homophone: main (“thin”) (South Wales)
Verb[edit]
maen
Synonyms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
maen | faen | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
maen
Categories:
- Breton terms inherited from Middle Breton
- Breton terms derived from Middle Breton
- Breton terms inherited from Old Breton
- Breton terms derived from Old Breton
- Breton terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Breton terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Breton terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Breton terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Breton lemmas
- Breton nouns
- Breton masculine nouns
- Gallo terms inherited from Old French
- Gallo terms derived from Old French
- Gallo terms inherited from Latin
- Gallo terms derived from Latin
- Gallo terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Gallo terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Gallo terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Gallo lemmas
- Gallo nouns
- Gallo feminine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk eye dialect
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/aːɨ̯n
- Rhymes:Welsh/aːɨ̯n/1 syllable
- Welsh terms with homophones
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- Welsh non-lemma forms
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- Welsh colloquial verb forms
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- Yami adjectives