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)

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)

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.

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