mían
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mian"
Galician
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mēnis (“ore”).
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| mían | mían pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mēnom, possibly from *mey- (“change”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲiːa̯n/
Inflection
As neuter noun:
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | míanN | míanN | míanL, míana |
| Vocative | míanN | míanN | míanL, míana |
| Accusative | míanN | míanN | míanL, míana |
| Genitive | méinL | mían | míanN |
| Dative | míanL | míanaib | míanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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As masculine noun:
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | mían | míanL | méinL |
| Vocative | méin | míanL | míanuH |
| Accusative | míanN | míanL | míanuH |
| Genitive | méinL | mían | míanN |
| Dative | míanL | míanaib | míanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- míanach (“desirous, eager, wishful”)
- míanaid (“desires, longs for”, verb)
- míangus (“eager desire”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| mían also mmían after a proclitic |
mían pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 266
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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