Meisias

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Messias, from Koine Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

Proper noun

Meisias m (genitive Meisias)

1. (Christianity, Judaism) Messiah

   Synonym: An tUngthach

Declension

Declension of Meisias

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Meisias Vocative a Mheisias Genitive Meisias Dative Meisias

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Meisias Genitive an Mheisias Dative leis an Meisias don Mheisias

Derived terms

• Meisias Árónach (“Aaronic Messiah”)
• Meisias Dáivíoch (“Davidic Messiah”)
• Meisias Sagartúil (“Priestly Messiah”)
• meisiasach (“messianic”, adjective)
• meisiasacht f (“messianism”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Meisias”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Meisias” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Meisias” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.