meánaoiseach

See also: manaoiseach

Irish

Etymology

From an Mheánaois (“the Middle Ages”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

meánaoiseach (genitive singular masculine meánaoisigh, genitive singular feminine meánaoisí, plural meánaoiseacha, comparative meánaoisí)

1. mediaeval

Declension

Declension of meánaoiseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	meánaoiseach	mheánaoiseach	meánaoiseacha; mheánaoiseacha2
vocative	mheánaoisigh		meánaoiseacha
genitive		meánaoisí	meánaoiseacha	meánaoiseach
dative	meánaoiseach; mheánaoiseach1	mheánaoiseach; mheánaoisigh (archaic)	meánaoiseacha; mheánaoiseacha2
Comparative	níos meánaoisí
Superlative	is meánaoisí

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

• meánaoiseachas m (“mediaevalism”)

Related terms

• meánaoisí m (“mediaevalist”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of meánaoiseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
meánaoiseach	mheánaoiseach	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) “meánaoiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meánaoiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “meánaoiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024