measúnach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
measúnach (genitive singular masculine measúnaigh, genitive singular feminine measúnaí, plural measúnacha, comparative measúnaí)
Declension edit
Declension of measúnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | measúnach | mheasúnach | measúnacha; mheasúnacha² | |
| Vocative | mheasúnaigh | measúnacha | ||
| Genitive | measúnaí | measúnacha | measúnach | |
| Dative | measúnach; mheasúnach¹ |
mheasúnach; mheasúnaigh (archaic) |
measúnacha; mheasúnacha² | |
| Comparative | níos measúnaí | |||
| Superlative | is measúnaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| measúnach | mheasúnach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN