meain

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish mían (“mineral, ore”).

Noun

meain f (genitive singular meainey)

  1. ore
  2. mine

Derived terms

  • co-veain (“alloy”)
  • meain ghunney (“gunmetal”)
  • meainagh (“metalliferous”)

Mutation

Mutation of meain
radical lenition eclipsis
meain veain unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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