únsa

See also: unsa and unsã

Icelandic

Etymology

Via another European language, perhaps Danish, from Latin uncia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunsa/
• Rhymes: -unsa

Noun

únsa f (genitive singular únsu, nominative plural únsur)

1. ounce (unit of measurement)

References

• “únsa” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Irish

Noun

únsa m (genitive singular únsa, nominative plural únsaí)

1. Alternative spelling of unsa (“ounce”)

Declension

Declension of únsa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative únsa únsaí Vocative a únsa a únsaí Genitive únsa únsaí Dative únsa únsaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-únsa na húnsaí Genitive an únsa na n-únsaí Dative leis an únsa don únsa leis na húnsaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
únsa	n-únsa	húnsa	t-únsa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.