measctha
Irish
editAdjective
editmeasctha
Declension
editDeclension of measctha
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | measctha | mheasctha | measctha; mheasctha² | |
Vocative | mheasctha | measctha | ||
Genitive | measctha | measctha | measctha | |
Dative | measctha; mheasctha¹ |
mheasctha | measctha; mheasctha² | |
Comparative | níos measctha | |||
Superlative | is measctha |
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
editVerb
editmeasctha
- past participle of measc
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
measctha | mheasctha | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measctha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “measctha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “measctha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024