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Irish word

meán

mid

adjectivemasculine/mʲɑːn̪ˠ/

meán means “mid” in Irish and is used as a adjective. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /mʲɑːn̪ˠ/.

Definitions

  • middle
  • average

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formmeán
Séimhiúmheán

meán in context

Tá sé meán lae.

It's midday.

A1

Ní síscéal é an saol. Má chailleann tú do bhróg ag meán oíche, tá tú ar meisce.

Life is not a fairytale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're drunk.

B1

Níl neart againn ar chumhacht na meán.

There is nothing we can do about the power of the media.

B1

Fanfaimid go meán lae.

We'll wait till midday.

A2

Is é 94.6% an meán náisiúnta.

The national average is 94.6%.

A1

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red

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blue

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green

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white

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black

buí

yellow

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full

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fine

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