meas

See also: meás, meãs, and meaş

English

Verb

meas

1. (knitting) Abbreviation of measures.
   • 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics, page 106:

     When piece meas 2½" (6.5 cm) on RS, knit until 3 sts rem, k2tog, k1.

Anagrams

• AMEs, ASME, Ames, EMAS, MSAE, Mesa, Same, eams, mase, mesa, same, seam

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲasˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /mʲæːsˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic *messus (“judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure, consider”). Akin to meá (“scale, measure; weights; balance”).

Noun

meas m (genitive singular measa, nominative plural measanna)

1. verbal noun of meas
2. an opinion
3. an evaluation, judgment, guess, estimate
4. esteem, admiration, respect

   Tá meas agam uirthi. ― I have respect for her.

Declension

Declension of meas

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative meas measanna Vocative a mheas a mheasanna Genitive measa measanna Dative meas measanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an meas na measanna Genitive an mheasa na measanna Dative leis an meas don mheas leis na measanna

Derived terms

• creidmheas
• dea-mheas
• drochmheas
• féinmheas
• is mise le meas
• léirmheas

 

Related terms

• dímheas

Verb

meas (present analytic measann, future analytic measfaidh, verbal noun meas, past participle measta) (transitive, intransitive)

1. evaluate, consider, judge
2. estimate, guess, anticipate
3. esteem, admire

Conjugation

conjugation of meas (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	measaim	measann tú; measair†	measann sé, sí	measaimid	measann sibh	measann siad; measaid†	a mheasann; a mheasas / a measann*; a measas*	meastar
	past	mheas mé; mheasas	mheas tú; mheasais	mheas sé, sí	mheasamar; mheas muid	mheas sibh; mheasabhair	mheas siad; mheasadar	a mheas / ar mheas*	measadh
	past habitual	mheasainn / measainn‡‡	mheastá / meastᇇ	mheasadh sé, sí / measadh sé, s퇇	mheasaimis; mheasadh muid / measaimis‡‡; measadh muid‡‡	mheasadh sibh / measadh sibh‡‡	mheasaidís; mheasadh siad / measaidís‡‡; measadh siad‡‡	a mheasadh / a measadh*	mheastaí / measta퇇
future		measfaidh mé; measfad	measfaidh tú; measfair†	measfaidh sé, sí	measfaimid; measfaidh muid	measfaidh sibh	measfaidh siad; measfaid†	a mheasfaidh; a mheasfas / a measfaidh*; a measfas*	measfar
conditional		mheasfainn / measfainn‡‡	mheasfá / measfᇇ	mheasfadh sé, sí / measfadh sé, s퇇	mheasfaimis; mheasfadh muid / measfaimis‡‡; measfadh muid‡‡	mheasfadh sibh / measfadh sibh‡‡	mheasfaidís; mheasfadh siad / measfaidís‡‡; measfadh siad‡‡	a mheasfadh / a measfadh*	mheasfaí / measfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go measa mé; go measad†	go measa tú; go measair†	go measa sé, sí	go measaimid; go measa muid	go measa sibh	go measa siad; go measaid†	—	go meastar
	past	dá measainn	dá meastá	dá measadh sé, sí	dá measaimis; dá measadh muid	dá measadh sibh	dá measaidís; dá measadh siad	—	dá meastaí
imperative		measaim	meas	measadh sé, sí	measaimis	measaigí; measaidh†	measaidís	—	meastar
verbal noun		meas
past participle		measta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 2

From Old Irish mess (“tree-fruit”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”). Cognate with Welsh mes (“acorns”), Breton mez (“acorns”).

Noun

meas m (genitive singular measa, nominative plural measa)

1. fruit

   Synonym: toradh

2. a nut

   Synonym: cnó

3. produce

   Synonym: toradh

Declension

Declension of meas

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative meas measa Vocative a mheas a mheasa Genitive measa meas Dative meas measa

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an meas na measa Genitive an mheasa na meas Dative leis an meas don mheas leis na measa

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “meas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈme.aːs/, [ˈmeäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.as/, [ˈmɛːäs]

Pronoun

meās

1. feminine accusative plural of meus

Verb

meās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of meō

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mes/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish mess (“judgement”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med-.

Noun

meas m (genitive singular measa, plural measan)

1. respect

   Tha meas againn air Seumas. ― We respect James.

Verb

meas (past mheas, future measaidh, verbal noun measadh, past participle measte)

1. think, reckon, consider
2. respect, esteem
3. evaluate, assess

Derived terms

• measarrachd

Etymology 2

From Old Irish mess (“nuts”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”).

Noun

meas m (genitive singular measa, plural measan)

1. fruit

   Dè am meas as fheàrr leat? ― What fruit do you prefer?

   Is grinn am meas an t-Samhraidh. ― Sweet is the fruit of Summer.

Derived terms

• craobh-mheas, meas-chraobh (“fruit tree”)
• òr-mheas (“orange”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “meas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeas/ [ˈme.as]
• Rhymes: -eas
• Syllabification: me‧as

Verb

meas

1. second-person singular present indicative of mear