maen

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See also: mäen and män

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton and Old Breton main, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Compare Welsh maen, Cornish men.

Noun

maen m (plural mein)

  1. stone

Inflection

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  Mutation of maen  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular maen vaen unchanged unchanged
plural mein vein unchanged unchanged

Gallo

Etymology

Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (“hand”), from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Compare French main,Spanish mano.

Noun

maen f (plural maens)

  1. hand

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

maen m

  1. (eye dialect) definite singular of mann

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh maen, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Compare Breton maen, Cornish men.

Pronunciation

Noun

maen m (plural meini)

  1. stone
  2. griddle stone
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

maen

  1. third-person plural present colloquial of bod
Synonyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
maen faen unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yami

Etymology

From ma- +‎ aen.

Adjective

maen

  1. cold
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