mian
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mian"
Balantak
Etymology
Noun
mian
References
- Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – mian. SIL International.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmian/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ian
- Hyphenation: mi‧an
Pronoun
mian
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲiɑ̯n̪ˠ/[1] (as if spelled méan)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /mʲiənˠ/, /mʲiən̪ˠ/; /mʲiːnˠ/[2], /mʲiːn̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish mían (“desire, wish”).[3]
Noun
mian f (genitive singular méine, nominative plural mianta)
Derived terms
- ainmhian (“passion, lust”)
- is mian le (“to want”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish mían (“mineral, ore”).[4]
Noun
mian f (genitive singular méine, nominative plural mianta)
Declension
Derived terms
- mianach (“vein of ore, mine”)
- mianadóir (“miner”)
- mianadóireacht (“act of mining”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| mian | mhian | 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
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 207, page 104
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 163, page 62
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 mían (‘mineral’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Mandarin
Romanization
mian
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish mían (“desire, wish”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
mian m (genitive singular mian, no plural)
Derived terms
- miandagh
- miandid
- s'mian lesh
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| mian | vian | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, , page 71
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmjan/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: mian
Noun
mian n
- genitive plural of miano