dea-mhéin
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom dea- (“good”) + méin (“mind, disposition; bearing”).
Noun
editdea-mhéin f (genitive singular dea-mhéine)
Declension
editDeclension of dea-mhéin
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- cóip dea-mhéine f (“complimentary copy”)
- cuairt dea-mhéine f (“goodwill visit”)
- dea-mhéineach (“well-wishing; well-meaning, benevolent”, adjective)
- duillín dea-mhéine m (“compliments slip”)
- lucht dea-mhéine m (“well-wishers”, literally “folk of goodwill”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dea-mhéin | dhea-mhéin | ndea-mhéin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dea-mhéin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dea-mhéin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dea-mhéin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024