Meánaois

See also: manaois and meánaois

Irish

Etymology

From meán- (“middle”) +‎ aois (“age”), calque of English Middle Ages (compare also mediaeval).

Proper noun

An Mheánaois f (genitive na Meánaoise)

1. the Middle Ages

Declension

Declension of Meánaois (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Meánaois vocative a Mheánaois genitive Meánaoise dative Meánaois forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Mheánaois genitive na Meánaoise dative leis an Meánaois don Mheánaois

Derived terms

• meánaoiseach (“mediaeval”, adjective)
• meánaoisí m (“mediaevalist”)

Related terms

• meánaoiseachas m (“mediaevalism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Meánaois

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Meánaois	Mheánaois	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Meánaois”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN