Irish

Noun

méin f ‎(genitive singular méine)

1. mind, disposition
2. mien, bearing

Declension

Derived terms

• dea-mhéin ‎(“goodwill, benevolence”)
• méiniúil ‎(“well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile”, adjective)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of mian.

Noun

méin

1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of mian

Mutation

References

• “2 méin (‘disposition’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “méin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 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

1. (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

1. bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: méin

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

méin n, m

1. genitive singular of mían

Mutation

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.