meon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.
Noun
editmeon (uncountable)
Synonyms
edit- (Meum athamanticum): meu, meum; baldmoney, maldmoney; spignel, spicknel, spiknel, spikenel; bearwort, bear-wort, bear's wort
References
edit- Meum athamanticum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Meum athamanticum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Meum athamanticum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
editIrish
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editmeon m (genitive singular meoin, nominative plural meonta)
- attitude, disposition
- character, temperament
- Alternative form of mian (“desire”)
- Alternative form of méin, meinn (“mind, disposition”)
Declension
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Derived terms
edit- meonúil (“whimsical, fanciful, capricious; particular, fastidious”, adjective)
References
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editmeon m (genitive singular meoin, nominative plural meoin)
- Alternative form of meán (“middle; mean; medium; average; middle, waist; middle zone”)
Declension
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References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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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
editAdjective
editmeon
- (9th century) Alternative form of mon
Usage notes
edit- Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg.
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