meanma
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish menma, from Old Irish menmae, from Proto-Celtic *menmens, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, remember”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
meanma f (genitive singular meanman)
- mind, thought, attention
- state of mind, spirit, courage, morale
- disposition, inclination, desire
- presentiment
- (music) spirit
Declension edit
Declension of meanma
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
meanma | mheanma | not applicable |
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) “meanma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 menma”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “meanma” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “meanma” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.