meadar

See also: méadar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish metar, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Doublet of méadar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲad̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

meadar f (genitive singular meidre, nominative plural meadracha)

1. churn (vessel)

   Synonym: cuinneog

2. mether, wooden drinking vessel
3. pail

Declension

Declension of meadar

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative meadar meadracha Vocative a mheadar a mheadracha Genitive meidre meadracha Dative meadar meidir (archaic, dialectal) meadracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mheadar na meadracha Genitive na meidre na meadracha Dative leis an meadar leis an meidir (archaic, dialectal) don mheadar don mheidir (archaic, dialectal) leis na meadracha

Descendants

• → English: mether, medar, meather, madder

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 metar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “meadar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 472
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meadar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN