méid

See also: meid

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲeːdʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish méit (“size”), from Proto-Celtic *mantī. Doublet of méad.

Noun

méid m (genitive singular méid)

1. amount, quantity, extent, degree, number
2. used as antecedent: what (with article)

   Sin an méid a chosain sé. ― That's what it costs.

Usage notes

Although méid is masculine, an adjective that follows it is lenited, e.g. méid mhór (“a large amount”).

Declension

Declension of méid

Fourth declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an méid Genitive an mhéid Dative leis an méid don mhéid

Derived terms

• cén méid (“how much, how many”)
• an méid seo (“this much, this many”)

Noun

méid f (genitive singular méide, nominative plural méideanna)

1. size, magnitude

Declension

Declension of méid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative méid méideanna Vocative a mhéid a mhéideanna Genitive méide méideanna Dative méid méideanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhéid na méideanna Genitive na méide na méideanna Dative leis an méid don mhéid leis na méideanna

Derived terms

• cén mhéid (“what size”)
• ainmhéid f (“hugeness, overgrowth”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

méid m sg

1. genitive singular of méad

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
méid	mhéid	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) “méid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN