meon

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See also: Meon, meón, and méon

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Meon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.

Noun

meon (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) spignel, Meum athamanticum

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Irish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

meon m (genitive singular meoin, nominative plural meonta)

  1. attitude, disposition
  2. character, temperament
  3. Alternative form of mian (“desire”)
  4. Alternative form of méin, meinn (“mind, disposition”)
Declension
Declension of meon

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative meon meonta
Vocative a mheoin a mheonta
Genitive meoin meonta
Dative meon meonta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an meon na meonta
Genitive an mheoin na meonta
Dative leis an meon

don mheon

leis na meonta

Derived terms
  • meonúil (“whimsical, fanciful, capricious; particular, fastidious”, adjective)

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Etymology 2

Noun

meon m (genitive singular meoin, nominative plural meoin)

  1. Alternative form of meán (“middle; mean; medium; average; middle, waist; middle zone”)
Declension
Declension of meon

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative meon meoin
Vocative a mheoin a mheona
Genitive meoin meon
Dative meon meoin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an meon na meoin
Genitive an mheoin na meon
Dative leis an meon

don mheon

leis na meoin

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Mutation

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

Old French

Adjective

meon

  1. (9th century) Alternative form of mon

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