medón

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲeðoːn/

Noun

medón m (genitive medóin, nominative plural medóin)

  1. middle

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative medón medónL medóinL
Vocative medóin medónL medónuH
Accusative medónN medónL medónuH
Genitive medóinL medón medónN
Dative medónL medónaib medónaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • airmedón (the very middle, centre)
  • inmedón (middle)
  • medónach (central, middle, intermediate)
  • medóndae (intermediate; medium)

Descendants

  • Irish: meán
  • Manx: mean
  • Scottish Gaelic: meadhan
  • ? Welsh: mewn

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
medón
also mmedón after a proclitic
medón
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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