Meánaois

See also: manaois and meánaois

Irish

Etymology

From meán- (“middle”) +‎ aois (“age”), calque of English Middle Ages (compare also mediaeval).

Proper noun

An Mheánaois f (genitive na Meánaoise)

1. the Middle Ages

Declension

Declension of Meánaois

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Meánaois Vocative a Mheánaois Genitive Meánaoise Dative Meánaois

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Mheánaois Genitive na Meánaoise Dative leis an Meánaois don Mheánaois

Derived terms

• meánaoiseach (“mediaeval”, adjective)
• meánaoisí m (“mediaevalist”)

Related terms

• meánaoiseachas m (“mediaevalism”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Meánaois	Mheánaois	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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