meadhan
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Noun
[edit]meadhan
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| meadhan | mheadhan | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish medón, from Latin mediānus. Akin to Irish meán.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈmĩ.an/[1], [ˈmĩ˧˥.an˥˩][2]
- (Harris) IPA(key): /mjɑːn/, [mi̯ɑːn][2]
- (North Uist) IPA(key): /ˈmia.ɛɲ/[2] (corresponding to the form meadhain)
- (Benbecula, South Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɛɲ/[2], [ˈmiˑ.ɛɲ][3] (corresponding to the form meadhain)
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈmi.aɲ/[4] (corresponding to the form meadhain)
- (Islay) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ̃.an/
Noun
[edit]meadhan m (genitive singular meadhain, plural meadhanan)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| meadhan | mheadhan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
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