maoin
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish moín (“gift, benefit”), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”) and Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mˠiːnʲ/
Declension
Declension of maoin
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- bainistíocht maoine
- cáin mhaoine
- díomhaoin
- maoin phearsanta
- maoinchíocrach
- maoinchiste
- maoineach
- maoineas
- maoinigh
- maoinín
- maoiniú
- maoinlathach
- maoinlathaí
- maoinlathas
- maoinmhar
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maoin | mhaoin | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish moín (“gift, benefit”), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”) and Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɯːnʲ/
Noun
Derived terms
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