From Old Irish meng (“wile, ruse; guile, craft”), from Proto-Celtic *mengâ, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm”), borrowed into Latin mango (“dealer”).
meang f (genitive singular meinge, nominative plural meanga)
- wile; guile, deceit
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meang (present analytic meangann, future analytic meangfaidh, verbal noun meangadh, past participle meangtha)
- (transitive) lop, prune
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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meangaim
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meangann tú; meangair†
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meangann sé, sí
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meangaimid
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meangann sibh
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meangann siad; meangaid†
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a mheangann; a mheangas / a meangann*; a meangas*
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meangtar
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past
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mheang mé; mheangas
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mheang tú; mheangais
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mheang sé, sí
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mheangamar; mheang muid
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mheang sibh; mheangabhair
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mheang siad; mheangadar
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a mheang / ar mheang*
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meangadh
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past habitual
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mheangainn / meangainn‡‡
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mheangtá / meangtᇇ
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mheangadh sé, sí / meangadh sé, s퇇
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mheangaimis; mheangadh muid / meangaimis‡‡; meangadh muid‡‡
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mheangadh sibh / meangadh sibh‡‡
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mheangaidís; mheangadh siad / meangaidís‡‡; meangadh siad‡‡
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a mheangadh / a meangadh*
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mheangtaí / meangta퇇
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future
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meangfaidh mé; meangfad
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meangfaidh tú; meangfair†
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meangfaidh sé, sí
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meangfaimid; meangfaidh muid
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meangfaidh sibh
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meangfaidh siad; meangfaid†
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a mheangfaidh; a mheangfas / a meangfaidh*; a meangfas*
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meangfar
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conditional
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mheangfainn / meangfainn‡‡
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mheangfá / meangfᇇ
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mheangfadh sé, sí / meangfadh sé, s퇇
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mheangfaimis; mheangfadh muid / meangfaimis‡‡; meangfadh muid‡‡
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mheangfadh sibh / meangfadh sibh‡‡
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mheangfaidís; mheangfadh siad / meangfaidís‡‡; meangfadh siad‡‡
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a mheangfadh / a meangfadh*
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mheangfaí / meangfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go meanga mé; go meangad†
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go meanga tú; go meangair†
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go meanga sé, sí
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go meangaimid; go meanga muid
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go meanga sibh
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go meanga siad; go meangaid†
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go meangtar
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past
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dá meangainn
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dá meangtá
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dá meangadh sé, sí
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dá meangaimis; dá meangadh muid
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dá meangadh sibh
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dá meangaidís; dá meangadh siad
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—
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dá meangtaí
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imperative
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meangaim
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meang
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meangadh sé, sí
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meangaimis
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meangaigí; meangaidh†
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meangaidís
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—
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meangtar
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verbal noun
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meangadh
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past participle
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meangtha
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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meang
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mheang
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “meang”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN