meang

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish meng (“wile, ruse; guile, craft”), from Proto-Celtic *mengâ, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm”), borrowed into Latin mango (“dealer”).

Noun

meang f (genitive singular meinge, nominative plural meanga)

1. wile; guile, deceit

Declension

Declension of meang

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative meang meanga Vocative a mheang a mheanga Genitive meinge meang Dative meang meanga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mheang na meanga Genitive na meinge na meang Dative leis an meang don mheang leis na meanga

Derived terms

• meangach (“deceitful”)
• meangaire (“deceitful person”)

Related terms

• meangadh (“smile”)
• meangán (“wile”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

meang (present analytic meangann, future analytic meangfaidh, verbal noun meangadh, past participle meangtha)

1. (transitive) lop, prune

Conjugation

conjugation of meang (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	meangaim	meangann tú; meangair†	meangann sé, sí	meangaimid	meangann sibh	meangann siad; meangaid†	a mheangann; a mheangas / a meangann*; a meangas*	meangtar
	past	mheang mé; mheangas	mheang tú; mheangais	mheang sé, sí	mheangamar; mheang muid	mheang sibh; mheangabhair	mheang siad; mheangadar	a mheang / ar mheang*	meangadh
	past habitual	mheangainn / meangainn‡‡	mheangtá / meangtᇇ	mheangadh sé, sí / meangadh sé, s퇇	mheangaimis; mheangadh muid / meangaimis‡‡; meangadh muid‡‡	mheangadh sibh / meangadh sibh‡‡	mheangaidís; mheangadh siad / meangaidís‡‡; meangadh siad‡‡	a mheangadh / a meangadh*	mheangtaí / meangta퇇
future		meangfaidh mé; meangfad	meangfaidh tú; meangfair†	meangfaidh sé, sí	meangfaimid; meangfaidh muid	meangfaidh sibh	meangfaidh siad; meangfaid†	a mheangfaidh; a mheangfas / a meangfaidh*; a meangfas*	meangfar
conditional		mheangfainn / meangfainn‡‡	mheangfá / meangfᇇ	mheangfadh sé, sí / meangfadh sé, s퇇	mheangfaimis; mheangfadh muid / meangfaimis‡‡; meangfadh muid‡‡	mheangfadh sibh / meangfadh sibh‡‡	mheangfaidís; mheangfadh siad / meangfaidís‡‡; meangfadh siad‡‡	a mheangfadh / a meangfadh*	mheangfaí / meangfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go meanga mé; go meangad†	go meanga tú; go meangair†	go meanga sé, sí	go meangaimid; go meanga muid	go meanga sibh	go meanga siad; go meangaid†	—	go meangtar
	past	dá meangainn	dá meangtá	dá meangadh sé, sí	dá meangaimis; dá meangadh muid	dá meangadh sibh	dá meangaidís; dá meangadh siad	—	dá meangtaí
imperative		meangaim	meang	meangadh sé, sí	meangaimis	meangaigí; meangaidh†	meangaidís	—	meangtar
verbal noun		meangadh
past participle		meangtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

• (prune): sciot

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “meang”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN