Meánmhuir

Irish

Etymology

From meán- (“middle”) +‎ muir (“sea”).

Proper noun

An Mheánmhuir f (genitive na Meánmhara)

1. the Mediterranean Sea

Declension

Declension of Meánmhuir

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative Meánmhuir Vocative a Mheánmhuir Genitive Meánmhara Dative Meánmhuir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Mheánmhuir Genitive na Meánmhara Dative leis an Meánmhuir don Mheánmhuir

Derived terms

• Meánmhuirí (“Mediterranean”, adjective)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Meánmhuir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Meánmhuir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Mheánmhuir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024