méin
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲeːnʲ/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish méin (“bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality”).
Declension
Declension of méin
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 méin (‘disposition’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “méinn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 478
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Inflected form of mian.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| méin | mhéin | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Middle Irish
Etymology
Probably the same word as Old Irish méin (“mineral”); the original nominative singular may have been mían.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲeːnʲ/
Descendants
- Irish: méin
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “méin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲeːnʲ]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *mēnis.
Inflection
| Feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | méin | méinL | méiniH |
| Vocative | méin | méinL | méiniH |
| Accusative | méinN | méinL | méiniH |
| Genitive | míanoH, míanaH | míanoH, míanaH | méineN |
| Dative | méinL | méinib | méinib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| méin also mméin after a proclitic |
méin pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 méin (‘mineral, ore’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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