meain
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish mían (“mineral, ore”).
Derived terms
- co-veain (“alloy”)
- meain ghunney (“gunmetal”)
- meainagh (“metalliferous”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| meain | veain | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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