maoin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish moín (“gift, benefit”), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”) and Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mˠiːnʲ/

Noun

maoin f (genitive singular maoine, nominative plural maoine)

  1. property, assets, goods, funds
    Synonyms: sealúchas, sócmhainní, gustal, acmhainn
  2. riches, wealth, treasure, fortune
    Synonym: rachmas
  3. opulence
    Synonym: saibhreas

Declension
Declension of maoin

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative maoin maoine
Vocative a mhaoin a mhaoine
Genitive maoine maoine
Dative maoin maoine

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mhaoin na maoine
Genitive na maoine na maoine
Dative leis an maoin

don mhaoin

 leis na maoine

Derived terms
  • bainistíocht maoine
  • cáin mhaoine
  • díomhaoin
  • maoin phearsanta
  • maoinchíocrach
  • maoinchiste
  • maoineach
  • maoineas
  • maoinigh
  • maoinín
  • maoiniú
  • maoinlathach
  • maoinlathaí
  • maoinlathas
  • maoinmhar

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
maoin mhaoin not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish moín (“gift, benefit”), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”) and Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɯːnʲ/

Noun

maoin f (genitive singular maoine, plural maoinean)

  1. assets, funds
  2. fund (financial scheme)
  3. gear, goods
    Synonym: bathar
  4. wealth
    Synonyms: beartas, ionmhas

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
maoinmhaoin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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