# meang
## Irish
### Etymology 1

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”).

#### Noun

meang f (genitive singular meinge, nominative plural meanga)
* wile; guile, deceit

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
meang
meanga
vocative
a mheang
a mheanga
genitive
meinge
meang
dative
meang
meanga
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an mheang
na meanga
genitive
na meinge
na meang
dative
leis an meang don mheang
leis na meanga :

##### Derived terms

* meangach (“deceitful”)
* meangaire (“deceitful person”)

##### Related terms

* meangadh (“smile”)
* meangán (“wile”)

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

meang (present analytic meangann, future analytic meangfaidh, verbal noun meangadh, past participle meangtha)
* (transitive) lop, prune

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | meangaim | meangann tú; meangair$^†$ | meangann sé, sí | meangaimid | meangann sibh | meangann siad; meangaid$^†$ | a mheangann; a mheangas / a meangann* | meangtar |
| indicative | past | mheang mé; mheangas | mheang tú; mheangais | mheang sé, sí | mheangamar; mheang muid | mheang sibh; mheangabhair | mheang siad; mheangadar | a mheang / ar mheang* | meangadh |
| indicative | past habitual | mheangainn / meangainn‡‡ | mheangtá / meangtá‡‡ | mheangadh sé, sí / meangadh sé, sí‡‡ | mheangaimis; mheangadh muid / meangaimis‡‡; meangadh muid‡‡ | mheangadh sibh / meangadh sibh‡‡ | mheangaidís; mheangadh siad / meangaidís‡‡; meangadh siad‡‡ | a mheangadh / a meangadh* | mheangtaí / meangtaí‡‡ |
| future | future | meangfaidh mé; meangfad | meangfaidh tú; meangfair$^†$ | meangfaidh sé, sí | meangfaimid; meangfaidh muid | meangfaidh sibh | meangfaidh siad; meangfaid$^†$ | a mheangfaidh; a mheangfas / a meangfaidh* | meangfar |
| conditional | conditional | mheangfainn / meangfainn‡‡ | mheangfá / meangfá‡‡ | mheangfadh sé, sí / meangfadh sé, sí‡‡ | mheangfaimis; mheangfadh muid / meangfaimis‡‡; meangfadh muid‡‡ | mheangfadh sibh / meangfadh sibh‡‡ | mheangfaidís; mheangfadh siad / meangfaidís‡‡; meangfadh siad‡‡ | a mheangfadh / a meangfadh* | mheangfaí / meangfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go meanga mé; go meangad$^†$ | go meanga tú; go meangair$^†$ | go meanga sé, sí | go meangaimid; go meanga muid | go meanga sibh | go meanga siad; go meangaid$^†$ | — | go meangtar |
| subjunctive | past | dá meangainn | dá meangtá | dá meangadh sé, sí | dá meangaimis; dá meangadh muid | dá meangadh sibh | dá meangaidís; dá meangadh siad | — | dá meangtaí |
| imperative | imperative | meangaim | meang | meangadh sé, sí | meangaimis | meangaigí; meangaidh$^†$ | meangaidís | — | meangtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | meangadh | meangadh | meangadh | meangadh | meangadh | meangadh | meangadh | meangadh |
| past participle | past participle | meangtha | meangtha | meangtha | meangtha | meangtha | meangtha | meangtha | meangtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

##### Synonyms

* (prune): sciot

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* 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, Stirling, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Alternative forms

* meadhg, miong, miùg

### Etymology

From Old Irish medc, from Proto-Celtic *mezgos.

### Pronunciation

* (North Uist) IPA: /mɛŋɡ̥/

### Noun

meang m (genitive singular meanga)
* (Harris, North Uist) whey

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap