meánaoisí

Irish

Etymology 1

From an Mheánaois (“the Middle Ages”) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

meánaoisí m (genitive singular meánaoisí, nominative plural meánaoisithe)

1. mediaevalist

Declension

Declension of meánaoiseach (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative meánaoiseach meánaoisithe vocative a mheánaoiseach a mheánaoisithe genitive meánaoiseach meánaoisithe dative meánaoiseach meánaoisithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an meánaoiseach na meánaoisithe genitive an mheánaoiseach na meánaoisithe dative leis an meánaoiseach don mheánaoiseach leis na meánaoisithe

Related terms

• meánaoiseach (“mediaeval”, adjective)
• meánaoiseachas m (“mediaevalism”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

meánaoisí

1. inflection of meánaoiseach (“mediaeval”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of meánaoisí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
meánaoisí	mheánaoisí	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meánaoisí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meánaoisí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “meánaoisí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025