meadhg

Irish

Alternative forms

• meidhg

Etymology

From Old Irish medc, from Proto-Celtic *mezgos.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲəiɡ/, /ˈmʲaiɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲeːɡ/, [ˈmʲɛːə̯ɡ]

Noun

meadhg m (genitive singular meidhg) or
meadhg f (genitive singular meidhge)

1. whey

   Ansan do thughadh sí an gruth do Labhrás agus d’óladh sí féin an meadhg.

   Then she would give the curds to Laurence and drink the whey herself.

2. serum

Declension

As a masculine noun:

Declension of meadhg (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative meadhg vocative a mheidhg genitive meidhg dative meadhg forms with the definite article case singular nominative an meadhg genitive an mheidhg dative leis an meadhg don mheadhg

As a feminine noun:

Declension of meadhg (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative meadhg vocative a mheadhg genitive meidhge dative meadhg meidhg (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mheadhg genitive na meidhge dative leis an meadhg leis an meidhg (archaic, dialectal) don mheadhg don mheidhg (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

• meadhgúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of meadhg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
meadhg	mheadhg	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) “meadhg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• meang, miong, miùg

Etymology

From Old Irish medc, from Proto-Celtic *mezgos.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /mjɤɣk/, /mjɤk/

Noun

meadhg m

1. (Lewis, Coigach) whey

Mutation

Mutation of meadhg

radical	lenition
meadhg	mheadhg

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