meánaoiseach
See also: manaoiseach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom an Mheánaois (“the Middle Ages”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editmeánaoiseach (genitive singular masculine meánaoisigh, genitive singular feminine meánaoisí, plural meánaoiseacha, comparative meánaoisí)
Declension
editDeclension of meánaoiseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | meánaoiseach | mheánaoiseach | meánaoiseacha; mheánaoiseacha² | |
Vocative | mheánaoisigh | meánaoiseacha | ||
Genitive | meánaoisí | meánaoiseacha | meánaoiseach | |
Dative | meánaoiseach; mheánaoiseach¹ |
mheánaoiseach; mheánaoisigh (archaic) |
meánaoiseacha; mheánaoiseacha² | |
Comparative | níos meánaoisí | |||
Superlative | is meánaoisí |
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
edit- meánaoiseachas m (“mediaevalism”)
Related terms
edit- meánaoisí m (“mediaevalist”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
meánaoiseach | mheánaoiseach | 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) “meánaoiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meánaoiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “meánaoiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024