méin

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See also: mein and Mein

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish méin (“bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality”).

Noun

méin f (genitive singular méine)

  1. mind, disposition
  2. mien, bearing
Declension
Declension of méin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative méin
Vocative a mhéin
Genitive méine
Dative méin

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an mhéin
Genitive na méine
Dative leis an méin

don mhéin

Derived terms
  • dea-mhéin (“goodwill, benevolence”)
  • méiniúil (“well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile”, adjective)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Inflected form of mian.

Noun

méin

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of mian

Mutation

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

Middle Irish

Etymology

Probably the same word as Old Irish méin (“mineral”); the original nominative singular may have been mían.

Pronunciation

Noun

méin f

  1. bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality

Descendants

  • Irish: méin

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *mēnis.

Noun

méin f (genitive míana)

  1. (mining) mineral, ore; metal
Inflection
Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative méin méinL méiniH
Vocative méin méinL méiniH
Accusative méinN méinL méiniH
Genitive míanoH, míanaH míanoH, míanaH méineN
Dative méinL méinib méinib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

méin n or m

  1. genitive singular of mían (“desire, inclination”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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