Scottish Gaelic

Noun

mèinn f ‎(genitive singular mèinne, plural mèinnean)

1. (geology, mining) ore; mine, vein, seam (deposit of ore)
2. mine (explosive)
3. mind, desire, inclination, disposition (whether good or bad)
4. native quality or energy
5. love, fondness
6. discretion, clemency
7. expression
8. air; mien
9. mercy; kindness; tenderness

Derived terms

• mèinn-ghuail ‎(“coal mine, colliery”)

Verb

mèinn ‎(past mhèinn, future mèinnidh, verbal noun mèinneadh, past participle mèinnte)

1. (geology, mining) mine, excavate

Derived terms

• mèinneadair ‎(“miner”)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “2 mían” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.