méin
See also: mein
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish méin (“bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality”).
Noun
méin f (genitive singular méine)
- mind, disposition
- mien, bearing
Declension
Declension of méin
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- dea-mhéin (“goodwill, benevolence”)
- méiniúil (“well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile”, adjective)
Etymology 2
Inflected form of mian.
Noun
méin
- (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. | ||
References
- “2 méin (‘disposition’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “méin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "méin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old Irish
Etymology 1
Compare mían (“mineral, ore”).
Noun
méin f
- (mining) mineral, ore; metal
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
Probably the same word; the original nominative singular may have been mían.
Noun
méin f
- bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: méin
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
méin n or m
- genitive singular of mían
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| méin also mméin after a proclitic | méin pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | méin also mméin after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 méin (‘mineral, ore’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 méin (‘disposition’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.