mían

See also: mian, Mian, mián, miàn, miǎn, and Appendix:Variations of "mian"

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *mēnis (“ore”)

Noun

mían f (genitive míana)

  1. (mining) mineral, ore

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
míanmían
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

Old Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʲiːa̯n/

Noun

mían n or m (genitive méin, nominative plural míana)

  1. desire, inclination; object of desire

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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • míanach (“desirous, eager, wishful”)
  • míanaid (“desires, longs for”, verb)
  • míangus (“eager desire”)

Descendants

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

Further reading
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