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méadrach

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See also: -méadrach

Irish

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Etymology

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From méadar (meter) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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méadrach (genitive singular masculine méadraigh, genitive singular feminine méadraí, plural méadracha, not comparable)

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Declension

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Declension of méadrach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative méadrach mhéadrach méadracha;
mhéadracha2
vocative mhéadraigh méadracha
genitive méadraí méadracha méadrach
dative méadrach;
mhéadrach1
mhéadrach;
mhéadraigh (archaic)
méadracha;
mhéadracha2
Comparative níos méadraí
Superlative is méadraí

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

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of méadrach
radical lenition eclipsis
méadrach mhéadrach not applicable

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

Further reading

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