measctha
Irish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]measctha
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | measctha | mheasctha | measctha; mheasctha2 | |
| vocative | mheasctha | measctha | ||
| genitive | measctha | measctha | measctha | |
| dative | measctha; mheasctha1 |
mheasctha | measctha; mheasctha2 | |
| Comparative | níos measctha | |||
| Superlative | is measctha | |||
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]Verb
[edit]measctha
- past participle of measc
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| measctha | mheasctha | 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) “measctha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “measctha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “measctha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024