maen

See also: mäen and män

Breton

Etymology

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

Noun

maen m (plural mein)

  1. stone

Inflection

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  Mutation of maen  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehard
singular maen vaen unchanged unchanged
plural mein vein unchanged unchanged

Gallo

Etymology

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

maen f (plural maens)

  1. hand

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

maen m

  1. (eye dialect) definite singular of mann

Welsh

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /maːɨ̯n/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /mai̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aːɨ̯n
  • Homophone: main (“thin”) (South Wales)

Noun

maen m (plural meini)

  1. stone
  2. griddle stone
Derived terms

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /maːɨ̯n/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /mai̯n/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /maːn/, /man/, /mən/
  • Rhymes: -aːɨ̯n
  • Homophone: main (“thin”) (South Wales)

Verb

maen

  1. third-person plural present colloquial of bod
Synonyms

Mutation
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
  • 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

Etymology

From ma- +‎ aen.

Adjective

maen

  1. cold
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