measúnaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From measúnaigh (“to assess, assay”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

measúnaitheach (genitive singular masculine measúnaithigh, genitive singular feminine measúnaithí, plural measúnaitheacha, comparative measúnaithí)

1. (logic) estimative

Declension

Declension of measúnaitheach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	measúnaitheach	mheasúnaitheach	measúnaitheacha; mheasúnaitheacha2
vocative	mheasúnaithigh		measúnaitheacha
genitive		measúnaithí	measúnaitheacha	measúnaitheach
dative	measúnaitheach; mheasúnaitheach1	mheasúnaitheach; mheasúnaithigh (archaic)	measúnaitheacha; mheasúnaitheacha2
Comparative	níos measúnaithí
Superlative	is measúnaithí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• measúnaitheacht f (“estimative sense”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of measúnaitheach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
measúnaitheach	mheasúnaitheach	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measúnaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN