meas
English
editVerb
editmeas
- (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.
Anagrams
editIrish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /mʲasˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /mʲæːsˠ/
Etymology 1
editFrom Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic *messus (“judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure, consider”). Akin to meá (“scale, measure; weights; balance”).
Noun
editmeas 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.
Declension
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Derived terms
editRelated terms
editVerb
editmeas (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
editFrom Old Irish mess (“tree-fruit”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”). Cognate with Welsh mes (“acorns”), Breton mez (“acorns”).
Noun
editmeas m (genitive singular measa, nominative plural measa)
Declension
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Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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meas | mheas | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “meas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈme.aːs/, [ˈmeäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.as/, [ˈmɛːäs]
Pronoun
editmeās
Verb
editmeās
Scottish Gaelic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish mess (“judgement”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med-.
Noun
editmeas m (genitive singular measa, plural measan)
- respect
- Tha meas againn air Seumas. ― We respect James.
Verb
editmeas (past mheas, future measaidh, verbal noun measadh, past participle measte)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Irish mess (“nuts”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”).
Noun
editmeas m (genitive singular measa, plural measan)
- 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”)
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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
editPronunciation
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