measarthacht

Irish

Etymology

From measartha (“moderate, temperate; fair, middling”) +‎ -acht (compare Scottish Gaelic measarrachd).

Noun

measarthacht f (genitive singular measarthachta)

1. moderation, moderateness, temperance, abstemiousness, continence, indifference, modesty, restraint, temperateness

   Antonym: neamh-mheasarthacht

2. fair amount

Declension

Declension of measarthacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative measarthacht vocative a mheasarthacht genitive measarthachta dative measarthacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mheasarthacht genitive na measarthachta dative leis an measarthacht don mheasarthacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of measarthacht

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