meon

See also: Meon, meón, and méon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, lesser) for its small size.

Noun

meon (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) spignel, Meum athamanticum
  2. (philosophy) something akin to unformed matter or being of pure potence

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Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /mʲuːn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

Noun

meon m (genitive singular meoin, nominative plural meonta)

  1. attitude, disposition
  2. character, temperament
  3. alternative form of mian (desire)
  4. alternative form of méin, meinn (mind, disposition)
Declension
Declension of meon (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative meon meonta
vocative a mheoin a mheonta
genitive meoin meonta
dative meon meonta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an meon na meonta
genitive an mheoin na meonta
dative leis an meon
don mheon
leis na meonta
Derived terms
  • meonúil (whimsical, fanciful, capricious; particular, fastidious, adjective)

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Etymology 2

Noun

meon m (genitive singular meoin, nominative plural meoin)

  1. alternative form of meán (middle; mean; medium; average; middle, waist; middle zone)
Declension
Declension of meon (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative meon meoin
vocative a mheoin a mheona
genitive meoin meon
dative meon meoin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an meon na meoin
genitive an mheoin na meon
dative leis an meon
don mheon
leis na meoin

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Mutation

Mutated forms of meon
radical lenition eclipsis
meon mheon not applicable

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

Old French

Adjective

meon

  1. (9th century) alternative form of mon

Usage notes