meang

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish meng (“wile, ruse; guile, craft”), from Proto-Celtic *mengâ, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm”), borrowed into Latin mango (“dealer”).

Noun

meang f (genitive singular meinge, nominative plural meanga)

  1. wile; guile, deceit
Declension
Declension of meang

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative meang meanga
Vocative a mheang a mheanga
Genitive meinge meang
Dative meang meanga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mheang na meanga
Genitive na meinge na meang
Dative leis an meang

don mheang

 leis na meanga
Derived terms
  • meangach (“deceitful”)
  • meangaire (“deceitful person”)
  • meangadh (“smile”)
  • meangán (“wile”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

meang (present analytic meangann, future analytic meangfaidh, verbal noun meangadh, past participle meangtha)

  1. (transitive) lop, prune
Conjugation
conjugation of meang (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present meangaim meangann tú;
meangair†		 meangann sé, sí meangaimid meangann sibh meangann siad;
meangaid†		 a mheangann; a mheangas /
a meangann*; a meangas*		 meangtar
past mheang mé; mheangas mheang tú; mheangais mheang sé, sí mheangamar; mheang muid mheang sibh; mheangabhair mheang siad; mheangadar a mheang /
ar mheang*		 meangadh
past habitual mheangainn / meangainn‡‡ mheangtá / meangtᇇ mheangadh sé, sí / meangadh sé, s퇇 mheangaimis; mheangadh muid / meangaimis‡‡; meangadh muid‡‡ mheangadh sibh / meangadh sibh‡‡ mheangaidís; mheangadh siad / meangaidís‡‡; meangadh siad‡‡ a mheangadh /
a meangadh*		 mheangtaí / meangta퇇
future meangfaidh mé;
meangfad		 meangfaidh tú;
meangfair†		 meangfaidh sé, sí meangfaimid;
meangfaidh muid		 meangfaidh sibh meangfaidh siad;
meangfaid†		 a mheangfaidh; a mheangfas /
a meangfaidh*; a meangfas*		 meangfar
conditional mheangfainn / meangfainn‡‡ mheangfá / meangfᇇ mheangfadh sé, sí / meangfadh sé, s퇇 mheangfaimis; mheangfadh muid / meangfaimis‡‡; meangfadh muid‡‡ mheangfadh sibh / meangfadh sibh‡‡ mheangfaidís; mheangfadh siad / meangfaidís‡‡; meangfadh siad‡‡ a mheangfadh /
a meangfadh*		 mheangfaí / meangfa퇇
subjunctive present go meanga mé;
go meangad†		 go meanga tú;
go meangair†		 go meanga sé, sí go meangaimid;
go meanga muid		 go meanga sibh go meanga siad;
go meangaid†		 — go meangtar
past dá meangainn dá meangtá dá meangadh sé, sí dá meangaimis;
dá meangadh muid		 dá meangadh sibh dá meangaidís;
dá meangadh siad		 — dá meangtaí
imperative meangaim meang meangadh sé, sí meangaimis meangaigí;
meangaidh†		 meangaidís — meangtar
verbal noun meangadh
past participle meangtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
meang mheang not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “meang”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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