"méin" meaning in Irish

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Noun

IPA: /mʲeːnʲ/
Etymology: From Middle Irish méin (“bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|méin||bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality}} Middle Irish méin (“bent, disposition, temperament; nature, quality”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|méine||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} méin f (genitive singular méine), {{ga-noun|f|~e|-}} méin f (genitive singular méine) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-f2-nopl|m|éin|éine}} Forms: méine [genitive, singular], no-plural [table-tags], méin [indefinite, nominative, singular], a mhéin [indefinite, singular, vocative], méine [genitive, indefinite, singular], méin [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an mhéin [definite, nominative, singular], na méine [definite, genitive, singular], leis an méin [dative, definite, singular], don mhéin [dative, definite, singular]
  1. mind, disposition Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-méin-ga-noun-57G6KYDS
  2. mien, bearing Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-méin-ga-noun-NIERLBQi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dea-mhéin (english: goodwill, benevolence), méiniúil (english: well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile) [adjective]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mʲeːnʲ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], méin [mutation, mutation-radical], mhéin [lenition, mutation], - [eclipsis, mutation]
Etymology: Inflected form of mian. Etymology templates: {{m|ga|mian}} mian Head templates: {{head|ga|noun form}} méin Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of mian Tags: archaic, dative, dialectal, form-of, singular Form of: mian
    Sense id: en-méin-ga-noun-DhkkORWX Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 34 13 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/mʲeːnʲ/"
    }
  ],
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    "Irish noun forms",
    "Irish nouns",
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    "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Irish non-lemma forms",
    "Old Irish noun forms",
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      "english": "well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile",
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        "adjective"
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        "singular"
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