meannán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • mionnán

Etymology

From Middle Irish mendán; by surface analysis, meann +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲan̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈmʲan̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

meannán m (genitive singular meannáin, nominative plural meannáin)

  1. kid (young goat)

Declension

Declension of meannán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative meannán meannáin
vocative a mheannáin a mheannána
genitive meannáin meannán
dative meannán meannáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an meannán na meannáin
genitive an mheannáin na meannán
dative leis an meannán
don mheannán 		leis na meannáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of meannán
radical lenition eclipsis
meannán mheannán not applicable

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

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