únsa

See also: unsa and unsã

Icelandic

Etymology

Via another European language, perhaps Danish, from Latin uncia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunsa/
• Rhymes: -unsa

Noun

únsa f (genitive singular únsu, nominative plural únsur)

1. ounce (unit of measurement)

Declension

Declension of únsa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	únsa	únsan	únsur	únsurnar
accusative	únsu	únsuna	únsur	únsurnar
dative	únsu	únsunni	únsum	únsunum
genitive	únsu	únsunnar	únsa	únsanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “únsa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Irish

Noun

únsa m (genitive singular únsa, nominative plural únsaí)

1. Alternative spelling of unsa (“ounce”)

Declension

Declension of únsa (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative únsa únsaí vocative a únsa a únsaí genitive únsa únsaí dative únsa únsaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-únsa na húnsaí genitive an únsa na n-únsaí dative leis an únsa don únsa leis na húnsaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of únsa

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
únsa	n-únsa	húnsa	t-únsa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.