measartha

Irish

Etymology

From measair (“measure”) +‎ -tha (compare Old Irish mesairthe).

Adjective

measartha

1. moderate, temperate
2. fair, middling

Antonyms

• ainmheasartha (“immoderate, intemperate”)

Derived terms

• measarthacht f (“moderation, temperance; fair amount”)

Adverb

measartha

1. fairly, middling

Mutation

Mutated forms of measartha

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