measúil
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]measúil (genitive singular masculine measúil, genitive singular feminine measúla, plural measúla, comparative measúla)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | measúil | mheasúil | measúla; mheasúla2 | |
| vocative | mheasúil | measúla | ||
| genitive | measúla | measúla | measúil | |
| dative | measúil; mheasúil1 |
mheasúil | measúla; mheasúla2 | |
| Comparative | níos measúla | |||
| Superlative | is measúla | |||
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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| measúil | mheasúil | 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “measúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “measúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024