meadhan
Irish
Noun
meadhan
- obsolete spelling of meán
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| meadhan | mheadhan | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- meadhon, meadhain, meadhoin
Etymology
From Old Irish medón, from Latin mediānus. Akin to Irish meán.
Pronunciation
- (Lewis, much of Skye, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈmĩ.an/[1], [ˈmĩ˧˥.an˥˩][2][3]
- (Harris) IPA(key): /mjɑːn/, [mi̯ɑːn][2]
- (North Uist) IPA(key): /ˈmia.ɛɲ/[2], /ˈmɛa.iɲ/[4] (corresponding to the form meadhain)
- (Benbecula, South Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɛɲ/[2], [ˈmiˑ.ɛɲ][5] (corresponding to the form meadhain)
- (much of Skye) IPA(key): /ˈmi.an/[6]
- (Sleat) IPA(key): /mjaːn/, [mi̯aːˀn][7]
- (much of South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.ɑn/, [ˈmɛʔɑn], (unstressed forms) /miɑn/, /mɛn/[6]
- (Islay) IPA(key): /ˈme.ɑn/, [ˈmeʔɑn], (unstressed form) /mɛn/[6]
Noun
meadhan m (genitive singular meadhain, plural meadhanan)
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| meadhan | mheadhan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 109
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 182
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 28