measc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mescaid (“to mix”, verb) (compare Scottish Gaelic measg), from Proto-Celtic *miskati, from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mʲasˠk/

Verb

measc (present analytic meascann, future analytic meascfaidh, verbal noun meascadh, past participle measctha)

(ambitransitive) To mix, blend, mix up
(ambitransitive, cooking) To stir; mash

Conjugation

conjugation of measc (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	meascadh
past participle	measctha
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	meascaim	meascann tú; meascair^†	meascann sé, sí	meascaimid	meascann sibh	meascann siad; meascaid^†	a mheascann; a mheascas / a meascann*	measctar
past	mheasc mé; mheascas	mheasc tú; mheascais	mheasc sé, sí	mheascamar; mheasc muid	mheasc sibh; mheascabhair	mheasc siad; mheascadar	a mheasc / ar mheasc*	meascadh
past habitual	mheascainn / meascainn‡‡	mheasctá / measctá‡‡	mheascadh sé, sí / meascadh sé, sí‡‡	mheascaimis; mheascadh muid / meascaimis‡‡; meascadh muid‡‡	mheascadh sibh / meascadh sibh‡‡	mheascaidís; mheascadh siad / meascaidís‡‡; meascadh siad‡‡	a mheascadh / a meascadh*	mheasctaí / measctaí‡‡
future	meascfaidh mé; meascfad	meascfaidh tú; meascfair^†	meascfaidh sé, sí	meascfaimid; meascfaidh muid	meascfaidh sibh	meascfaidh siad; meascfaid^†	a mheascfaidh; a mheascfas / a meascfaidh*	meascfar
conditional	mheascfainn / meascfainn‡‡	mheascfá / meascfá‡‡	mheascfadh sé, sí / meascfadh sé, sí‡‡	mheascfaimis; mheascfadh muid / meascfaimis‡‡; meascfadh muid‡‡	mheascfadh sibh / meascfadh sibh‡‡	mheascfaidís; mheascfadh siad / meascfaidís‡‡; meascfadh siad‡‡	a mheascfadh / a meascfadh*	mheascfaí / meascfaí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go measca mé; go meascad^†	go measca tú; go meascair^†	go measca sé, sí	go meascaimid; go measca muid	go measca sibh	go measca siad; go meascaid^†	—	go measctar
past	dá meascainn	dá measctá	dá meascadh sé, sí	dá meascaimis; dá meascadh muid	dá meascadh sibh	dá meascaidís; dá meascadh siad	—	dá measctaí
imperative
–	meascaim	measc	meascadh sé, sí	meascaimis	meascaigí; meascaidh^†	meascaidís	—	measctar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

measc m (genitive singular measc)

(literary) jumble, confusion

Declension

Declension of measc (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms
case	singular
nominative	measc
vocative	a mheasc
genitive	measc
dative	measc

forms with the definite article
case	singular
nominative	an measc
genitive	an mheasc
dative	leis an measc don mheasc

Derived terms

as measc (“from the midst of, from among”)
i measc (“in the midst of, among”)
measc ar mheasc (“mingled together, in a state of confusion”)
meascán (“mass, lump; mixture; jumble, muddle”)
meascra (“medley”)
meascthóir (“mixer”)

Descendants

⇒ Yola: measkeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of *measc*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
measc	mheasc	not applicable

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