méin
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Irish méin (“bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality”).
Noun edit
méin f (genitive singular méine)
Declension edit
Declension of méin
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- dea-mhéin (“goodwill, benevolence”)
- méiniúil (“well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile”, adjective)
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 méin (‘disposition’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “méinn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 478
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2 edit
Inflected form of mian.
Noun edit
méin
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Probably the same word as Old Irish méin (“mineral”); the original nominative singular may have been mían.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
méin f
Descendants edit
- Irish: méin
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “méin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *mēnis.
Noun edit
méin f (genitive míana)
Inflection edit
Feminine i-stem | |||
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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:
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Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
méin n or m
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
méin also mméin after a proclitic |
méin pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 méin (‘mineral, ore’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language