dea-mhéin

Irish

Etymology

From dea- (good) + méin (mind, disposition; bearing).

Noun

dea-mhéin f (genitive singular dea-mhéine)

  1. goodwill, benevolence

Declension

Derived terms

  • cóip dea-mhéine f (complimentary copy)
  • cuairt dea-mhéine f (goodwill visit)
  • dea-mhéineach (well-wishing; well-meaning, benevolent, adjective)
  • duillín dea-mhéine m (compliments slip)
  • lucht dea-mhéine m (well-wishers, literally folk of goodwill)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dea-mhéin dhea-mhéin ndea-mhéin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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