méadrach

See also: -méadrach

Irish

Etymology

From méadar (“meter”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

méadrach (genitive singular masculine méadraigh, genitive singular feminine méadraí, plural méadracha, not comparable)

1. metric

Declension

Declension of méadrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	méadrach	mhéadrach	méadracha; mhéadracha²
Vocative	mhéadraigh		méadracha
Genitive		méadraí	méadracha	méadrach
Dative	méadrach; mhéadrach¹	mhéadrach; mhéadraigh (archaic)	méadracha; mhéadracha²
Comparative	níos méadraí
Superlative	is méadraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• -méadrach

Related terms

• méadraigh (“metricate”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
méadrach	mhéadrach	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) “méadrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “méadrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “méadrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024