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maen

See also: mäen and män

Breton edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Breton and Old Breton main, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Compare Welsh maen, Cornish men.

Noun edit

maen m (plural mein)

  1. stone

Inflection edit

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  Mutation of maen  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular maen vaen unchanged unchanged
plural mein vein unchanged unchanged

Gallo edit

Etymology edit

Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (“hand”), from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Compare French main,Spanish mano.

Noun edit

maen f (plural maens)

  1. hand

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

maen m

  1. (eye dialect) definite singular of mann

Welsh edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Welsh maen, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Compare Breton maen, Cornish men.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

maen m (plural meini)

  1. stone
  2. griddle stone
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

maen

  1. third-person plural present colloquial of bod
Synonyms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
maen faen unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yami edit

Etymology edit

From ma- +‎ aen.

Adjective edit

maen

  1. cold
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