méanar

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Irish

Alternative forms

méanair, méanra, méara
meunra, méannra, moighéanar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish mogénar, modgénair, from the Old Irish phrase mad génair (“luckily was born”). Cognate with Manx maynrey.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲeː(n̪ˠ)ɾˠə/^[1] (corresponding to the forms méanra and méara)

Adjective

méanar (predicative only)

fortunate, happy, lucky
Antonym: mairg

Is méanar duit!
Lucky you! Good for you!

Mutation

Mutated forms of *méanar*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
méanar	mhéanar	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89

Further reading

“méanar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “méanar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 473
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méanar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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