meann

See also: meánn

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Middle Irish menn, from Old Irish mend,[1] from Proto-Celtic *mendos (“kid, suckling”).

    Noun

    meann m (genitive singular minn, nominative plural meanna)

    1. (literary) kid (young goat)
    Declension
    Declension of meann (first declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative meann meanna
    vocative a mhinn a mheanna
    genitive minn meann
    dative meann meanna
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an meann na meanna
    genitive an mhinn na meann
    dative leis an meann
    don mheann     		leis na meanna
    Synonyms
    Derived terms
    • meann gabhair (“male snipe”)
    • meannán (“kid (goat)”)
    • meannleathar (“kidskin”)
    • minseach (“nanny goat”)

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish menn.[2]

      Noun

      meann m (genitive singular minn, nominative plural minn)

      1. (literary) blemish, defect
      Declension
      Declension of meann (first declension)
      bare forms
      singular plural
      nominative meann minn
      vocative a mhinn a mheanna
      genitive minn meann
      dative meann minn
      forms with the definite article
      singular plural
      nominative an meann na minn
      genitive an mhinn na meann
      dative leis an meann
      don mheann       		leis na minn

      Etymology 3

        From Middle Irish mend.[3]

        Adjective

        meann (genitive singular masculine minn, genitive singular feminine minne, plural meanna)

        1. (literary) stammering, inarticulate
        Declension
        Declension of meann
        Positive singular plural
        masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
        nominative meann mheann meanna;
        mheanna2
        vocative mhinn meanna
        genitive minne meanna meann
        dative meann;
        mheann1         		mheann;
        mhinn (archaic)         		meanna;
        mheanna2
        Comparative níos minne
        Superlative is minne

        1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
        2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

        Etymology 4

          From Old Irish menn.[4]

          Adjective

          meann (genitive singular masculine minn, genitive singular feminine minne, plural meanna)

          1. (obsolete) clear, limpid, pellucid
          Declension
          Declension of meann
          Positive singular plural
          masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
          nominative meann mheann meanna;
          mheanna2
          vocative mhinn meanna
          genitive minne meanna meann
          dative meann;
          mheann1           		mheann;
          mhinn (archaic)           		meanna;
          mheanna2
          Comparative níos minne
          Superlative is minne

          1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
          2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

          Derived terms
          • Muir Mheann (“Irish Sea”)

          Mutation

          Mutated forms of meann
          radical lenition eclipsis
          meann mheann not applicable

          Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
          All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

          References

          1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 menn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
          2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “4 menn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
          3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 menn, mend”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
          4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 menn, mend”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

          Further reading

          • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “meann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 726; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
          • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “meann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

          Scottish Gaelic

          Etymology

          From Middle Irish menn, from Old Irish mend, from Proto-Celtic *mendos (“kid, suckling”), which could ultimately be from the same root as maoin (“mild, tender”),[1] though Stokes prefers a comparison to Ancient Greek μαζός (mazós, “breast”), Old High German manzon, Albanian mεnt (“suck”).

          Noun

          meann m (genitive singular minn, plural minn)

          1. kid (young goat)

          Mutation

          Mutation of meann
          radical lenition
          meann mheann

          Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
          All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

          References

          1. ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “meann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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