meil
Estonian
Pronoun
meil
Finnish
Pronoun
meil
- (colloquial) alternative form of meillä
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmei̯lːæ/, [ˈme̞i̯lʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmei̯l/, [ˈme̞i̯lʲ]
- Rhymes: -ei̯lː, -ei̯l
- Hyphenation: meil
- Homophone: meille
Pronoun
meil
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 98
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish meilid,[2] from Proto-Celtic *meleti, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲelʲ/
Verb
meil (present analytic meileann, future analytic meilfidh, verbal noun meilt, past participle meilte)
- to grind, crush, mill (grain, coffee, herbs etc.)
- to waste, kill, while away, pass, eat up (time)
- to crush, destroy, wear away, wear down
- Synonym: scrios
- to chew, eat, consume (food)
- to granulate (metal)
- sharpen, hone (a weapon)
Conjugation
conjugation of meil (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun | meilt | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
past participle | meilte | |||||||
tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
indicative | ||||||||
present | meilim | meileann tú; meilir† |
meileann sé, sí | meilimid | meileann sibh | meileann siad; meilid† |
a mheileann; a mheileas / a meileann* |
meiltear |
past | mheil mé; mheileas | mheil tú; mheilis | mheil sé, sí | mheileamar; mheil muid | mheil sibh; mheileabhair | mheil siad; mheileadar | a mheil / ar mheil* |
meileadh |
past habitual | mheilinn / meilinn‡‡ | mheilteá / meilteᇇ | mheileadh sé, sí / meileadh sé, s퇇 | mheilimis; mheileadh muid / meilimis‡‡; meileadh muid‡‡ | mheileadh sibh / meileadh sibh‡‡ | mheilidís; mheileadh siad / meilidís‡‡; meileadh siad‡‡ | a mheileadh / a meileadh* |
mheiltí / meilt퇇 |
future | meilfidh mé; meilfead |
meilfidh tú; meilfir† |
meilfidh sé, sí | meilfimid; meilfidh muid |
meilfidh sibh | meilfidh siad; meilfid† |
a mheilfidh; a mheilfeas / a meilfidh* |
meilfear |
conditional | mheilfinn / meilfinn‡‡ | mheilfeá / meilfeᇇ | mheilfeadh sé, sí / meilfeadh sé, s퇇 | mheilfimis; mheilfeadh muid / meilfimis‡‡; meilfeadh muid‡‡ | mheilfeadh sibh / meilfeadh sibh‡‡ | mheilfidís; mheilfeadh siad / meilfidís‡‡; meilfeadh siad‡‡ | a mheilfeadh / a meilfeadh* |
mheilfí / meilf퇇 |
subjunctive | ||||||||
present | go meile mé; go meilead† |
go meile tú; go meilir† |
go meile sé, sí | go meilimid; go meile muid |
go meile sibh | go meile siad; go meilid† |
— | go meiltear |
past | dá meilinn | dá meilteá | dá meileadh sé, sí | dá meilimis; dá meileadh muid |
dá meileadh sibh | dá meilidís; dá meileadh siad |
— | dá meiltí |
imperative | ||||||||
– | meilim | meil | meileadh sé, sí | meilimis | meiligí; meilidh† |
meilidís | — | meiltear |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- meil mín is garbh (“to discuss or talk incessantly”, literally “to grind fine and coarse”)
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
meil | mheil | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ “meil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “meilid, melaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “meilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 478
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish meilid. Doublet of meal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mel/
- Hyphenation: meil
Verb
meil (past mheil, future meilidh, verbal noun meileadh, past participle meilte)
Mutation
radical | lenition |
---|---|
meil | mheil |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Colin Mark (2003) “meil”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN
Veps
Pronoun
meil