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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 From Middle Irish méin ( “ bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality ” ) .
Noun méin f genitive singular méine
mind , disposition mien , bearing
Declension
Derived terms dea-mhéin ( “ goodwill, benevolence ” ) méiniúil ( “ well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile ” , adjective )
Further reading Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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 See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun méin
( archaic , dialectal ) dative singular of mian
Mutation Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
Middle Irish
Etymology Probably the same word as Old Irish méin ( “ mineral ” ) ; the original nominative singular may have been mían
Pronunciation
Noun méin f
bent , disposition , temperament ; nature , quality
Descendants
Further reading
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 From Proto-Celtic *meinis
Noun méin f genitive míana
( mining ) mineral , ore ; metal
Inflection
Feminine i-stem
Singular
Dual
Plural
Nominative
méin méin L
méini H
Vocative
méin méin L
méini H
Accusative
méin N
méin L
méini H
Genitive
míano H , míana H
míano H , míana H
méine N
Dative
méin L
méinib méinib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspirationL = triggers lenitionN = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Etymology 2 See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun méin n or m
genitive singular of mían ( “ desire, inclination ” )
Mutation
Mutation of méin
radical
lenition
nasalization
méin also mméin after a proclitic méin pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ unchanged
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Old Irish.
Further reading