meas
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meas
- (knitting) Abbreviation of measures.
- 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics, page 106:
- When piece meas 2½" (6.5 cm) on RS, knit until 3 sts rem, k2tog, k1.
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Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /mʲasˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /mʲæːsˠ/
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic *messus, from Proto-Indo-European *med-. Akin to meá.
Noun edit
meas m (genitive singular measa, nominative plural measanna)
- verbal noun of meas
- an opinion
- an evaluation, judgment, guess, estimate
- esteem, admiration, respect
- Tá meas agam uirthi. ― I have respect for her.
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Verb edit
meas (present analytic measann, future analytic measfaidh, verbal noun meas, past participle measta) (transitive, intransitive)
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Irish mess (“tree-fruit”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (Welsh mes (“acorns”), Breton mez (“acorns”)), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-. Cognate with Old English mete (English meat); Latin madeō (“I am wet”), Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”).
Noun edit
meas m (genitive singular measa, nominative plural measa)
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
meas | mheas | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “meas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “meas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈme.aːs/, [ˈmeäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.as/, [ˈmɛːäs]
Pronoun edit
meās
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meās
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic *messus, from Proto-Indo-European *med-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
meas m (genitive singular measa, plural measan)
- respect
- Tha meas againn air Seumas. ― We respect James.
- fruit
- Dè am meas as fheàrr leat? ― What fruit do you prefer?
- Is grinn am meas an t-Samhraidh. ― Sweet is the fruit of Summer.
Derived terms edit
- craobh-mheas, meas-chraobh (“fruit tree”)
- òr-mheas (“orange”)
Verb edit
meas (past mheas, future measaidh, verbal noun measadh, past participle measte)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “meas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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