maoin
Irish
Etymology
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From Old Irish moín (“gift, benefit”), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”) and Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).
Pronunciation
Noun
maoin f (genitive singular maoine, nominative plural maoine)
- property, assets, goods, funds
- Synonyms: sealúchas, sócmhainní, gustal, acmhainn
- riches, wealth, treasure, fortune
- Synonym: rachmas
- opulence
- Synonym: saibhreas
Declension
Declension of maoin
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maoin | mhaoin | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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From Old Irish moín (“gift, benefit”), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”) and Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).
Pronunciation
Noun
maoin f (genitive singular maoine, plural maoinean)
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
maoin | mhaoin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish second-declension nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns