dea-mhéin

Irish

Etymology

From dea- (“good”) +‎ méin (“mind, disposition; bearing”).

Noun

dea-mhéin f (genitive singular dea-mhéine)

  1. goodwill, benevolence

Declension
Declension of dea-mhéin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative dea-mhéin
Vocative a dhea-mhéin
Genitive dea-mhéine
Dative dea-mhéin

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an dea-mhéin
Genitive na dea-mhéine
Dative leis an dea-mhéin

don dea-mhéin

Derived terms
  • cóip dea-mhéine f (“complimentary copy”)
  • cuairt dea-mhéine f (“goodwill visit”)
  • dea-mhéineach (“well-wishing; well-meaning, benevolent”, adjective)
  • duillín dea-mhéine m (“compliments slip”)
  • lucht dea-mhéine m (“well-wishers”, literally “folk of goodwill”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dea-mhéin dhea-mhéin ndea-mhéin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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