meánaois

See also: manaois and Meánaois

Irish

Alternative forms

• meánaos

Etymology

From meán- (“middle”) +‎ aois (“age”), calque of English middle age.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mʲɑ̃ːn̪ˠˈeːsˠ/, [mʲɑ̃ːn̪ˠˈëːsˠ] (corresponding to the form meánaos)

Noun

meánaois f (genitive singular meánaoise, nominative plural meánaoiseanna)

1. middle age

Declension

Declension of meánaois

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative meánaois meánaoiseanna Vocative a mheánaois a mheánaoiseanna Genitive meánaoise meánaoiseanna Dative meánaois meánaoiseanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mheánaois na meánaoiseanna Genitive na meánaoise na meánaoiseanna Dative leis an meánaois don mheánaois leis na meánaoiseanna

Derived terms

• meánaosta (“middle-aged”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
meánaois	mheánaois	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) “meánaois”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN