medón

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediānus.

Noun

medón m

  1. middle

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • airmedón (“the very middle, centre”)
  • medónach (“central, middle, intermediate”, adjective)
  • medóndae (“intermediate; medium”, adjective)

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
medón
also mmedón after a proclitic		 medón
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/		 medón
also mmedón after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “medón” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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