measarthacht
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From measartha (“moderate, temperate; fair, middling”) + -acht (compare Scottish Gaelic measarrachd).
Noun edit
measarthacht f (genitive singular measarthachta)
- moderation, moderateness, temperance, abstemiousness, continence, indifference, modesty, restraint, temperateness
- Antonym: neamh-mheasarthacht
- fair amount
Declension edit
Declension of measarthacht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
measarthacht | mheasarthacht | 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) “measarthacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN