maoin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish moín (“gift, benefit”), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”) and Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˠiːnʲ/

Noun

maoin f (genitive singular maoine, nominative plural maoine)

1. property, assets, goods, funds

   Synonyms: sealúchas, sócmhainní, gustal, acmhainn

2. riches, wealth, treasure, fortune

   Synonym: rachmas

3. opulence

   Synonym: saibhreas

Declension

Declension of maoin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative maoin maoine Vocative a mhaoin a mhaoine Genitive maoine maoine Dative maoin maoine

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhaoin na maoine Genitive na maoine na maoine Dative leis an maoin don mhaoin leis na maoine

Derived terms

• bainistíocht maoine
• cáin mhaoine
• díomhaoin
• maoin phearsanta
• maoinchíocrach
• maoinchiste
• maoineach
• maoineas
• maoinigh
• maoinín
• maoiniú
• maoinlathach
• maoinlathaí
• maoinlathas
• maoinmhar

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
maoin	mhaoin	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish moín (“gift, benefit”), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”) and Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɯːnʲ/

Noun

maoin f (genitive singular maoine, plural maoinean)

1. assets, funds
2. fund (financial scheme)
3. gear, goods

   Synonym: bathar

4. wealth

   Synonyms: beartas, ionmhas

Derived terms

• co-mhaoineach
• co-mhaoineas

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
maoin	mhaoin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.