measc
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish mescaid (“to mix”, verb) (compare Scottish Gaelic measg), from Proto-Celtic *miskati, from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmeasc (present analytic meascann, future analytic meascfaidh, verbal noun meascadh, past participle measctha)
- (transitive, intransitive) To mix, blend, mix up
- (transitive, intransitive, cooking) To stir; mash
Conjugation
editconjugation of measc (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Noun
editmeasc m (genitive singular measc)
Declension
editDeclension of measc
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- as measc (“from the midst of, from among”)
- i measc (“in the midst of, among”)
- measc ar mheasc (“mingled together, in a state of confusion”)
- meascán (“mass, lump; mixture; jumble, muddle”)
- meascra (“medley”)
- meascthóir (“mixer”)
Descendants
edit- ⇒ Yola: measkeen
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
measc | mheasc | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “blend”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “mix”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “stir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mescaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “measc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “measc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
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- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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