féinmheas

Irish

Etymology

From féin- +‎ meas.

Noun

féinmheas m (genitive singular féinmheasa)

1. self-esteem, self-respect

Declension

Declension of féinmheas (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative féinmheas vocative a fhéinmheas genitive féinmheasa dative féinmheas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an féinmheas genitive an fhéinmheasa dative leis an bhféinmheas don fhéinmheas

Mutation

Mutated forms of féinmheas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
féinmheas	fhéinmheas	bhféinmheas

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

Further reading

• “féinmheas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025