mèinn
See also: meinn
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish mían (“mineral, ore”).
Noun edit
mèinn f (genitive singular mèinne, plural mèinnean)
- (geology, mining) ore; mine, vein, seam (deposit of ore)
- mine (explosive)
- mind, desire, inclination, disposition (whether good or bad)
- native quality or energy
- love, fondness
- discretion, clemency
- expression
- air; mien
- mercy; kindness; tenderness
Derived terms edit
- mèinn-ghuail (“coal mine, colliery”)
Verb edit
mèinn (past mhèinn, future mèinnidh, verbal noun mèinneadh, past participle mèinnte)
Derived terms edit
- mèinneadair (“miner”)
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| mèinn | mhèinn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “mèinn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language