meadhan

Irish

Noun

meadhan

  1. Obsolete spelling of meán

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish medón, from Latin mediānus. Akin to Irish meán.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmia.an/

Noun

meadhan m (genitive singular meadhain, plural meadhanan)

  1. middle, center, midst
  2. waist
  3. mean, average
  4. means, medium

Derived terms

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