measúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• measamhail (superseded)
• meastúil

Etymology

From meas +‎ -úil.

Adjective

measúil (genitive singular masculine measúil, genitive singular feminine measúla, plural measúla, comparative measúla)

1. estimable, esteemed
2. regardful, respectful

Declension

Declension of measúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	measúil	mheasúil	measúla; mheasúla²
Vocative	mheasúil		measúla
Genitive		measúla	measúla	measúil
Dative	measúil; mheasúil¹	mheasúil	measúla; mheasúla²
Comparative	níos measúla
Superlative	is measúla

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

• measúlacht
• mórmheasúil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
measúil	mheasúil	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) “measúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “measúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “measúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024