measc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mescaid (“to mix”, verb) (compare Scottish Gaelic measg), from Proto-Celtic *miskati, from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mʲasˠk/

Verb

measc (present analytic meascann, future analytic meascfaidh, verbal noun meascadh, past participle measctha)

(transitive, intransitive) To mix, blend, mix up
(transitive, intransitive, cooking) To stir; mash

Conjugation

conjugation of measc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	meascaim	meascann tú; meascair^†	meascann sé, sí	meascaimid	meascann sibh	meascann siad; meascaid^†	a mheascann; a mheascas / a meascann; a meascas	measctar
	past	mheasc mé; mheascas	mheasc tú; mheascais	mheasc sé, sí	mheascamar; mheasc muid	mheasc sibh; mheascabhair	mheasc siad; mheascadar	a mheasc / ar mheasc*	meascadh
	past habitual	mheascainn / meascainn‡‡	mheasctá / measctá‡‡	mheascadh sé, sí / meascadh sé, sí‡‡	mheascaimis; mheascadh muid / meascaimis‡‡; meascadh muid‡‡	mheascadh sibh / meascadh sibh‡‡	mheascaidís; mheascadh siad / meascaidís‡‡; meascadh siad‡‡	a mheascadh / a meascadh*	mheasctaí / measctaí‡‡
future		meascfaidh mé; meascfad	meascfaidh tú; meascfair^†	meascfaidh sé, sí	meascfaimid; meascfaidh muid	meascfaidh sibh	meascfaidh siad; meascfaid^†	a mheascfaidh; a mheascfas / a meascfaidh; a meascfas	meascfar
conditional		mheascfainn / meascfainn‡‡	mheascfá / meascfá‡‡	mheascfadh sé, sí / meascfadh sé, sí‡‡	mheascfaimis; mheascfadh muid / meascfaimis‡‡; meascfadh muid‡‡	mheascfadh sibh / meascfadh sibh‡‡	mheascfaidís; mheascfadh siad / meascfaidís‡‡; meascfadh siad‡‡	a mheascfadh / a meascfadh*	mheascfaí / meascfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go measca mé; go meascad^†	go measca tú; go meascair^†	go measca sé, sí	go meascaimid; go measca muid	go measca sibh	go measca siad; go meascaid^†	—	go measctar
subjunctive	past	dá meascainn	dá measctá	dá meascadh sé, sí	dá meascaimis; dá meascadh muid	dá meascadh sibh	dá meascaidís; dá meascadh siad	—	dá measctaí
imperative		meascaim	measc	meascadh sé, sí	meascaimis	meascaigí; meascaidh^†	meascaidís	—	measctar
verbal noun		meascadh
past participle		measctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

measc m (genitive singular measc)

(literary) jumble, confusion

Declension

Declension of measc

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	measc
Vocative	a mheasc
Genitive	measc
Dative	measc

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an measc
Genitive	an mheasc
Dative	leis an measc don mheasc

Derived terms

as measc (“from the midst of, from among”)
i measc (“in the midst of, among”)
measc ar mheasc (“mingled together, in a state of confusion”)
meascán (“mass, lump; mixture; jumble, muddle”)
meascra (“medley”)
meascthóir (“mixer”)

Descendants

⇒ Yola: measkeen

Mutation

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