Meicsiceo
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Mexico, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.
Pronunciation[edit]
Note: The first pronunciation reflects the Irish written form while the second is borrowed from English.
Proper noun[edit]
Meicsiceo f (genitive Mheicsiceo)
- Mexico (a country in North America)
- Synonym: Stáit Aontaithe Mheicsiceo
Derived terms[edit]
- Cathair Mheicsiceo f (“Mexico City”)
- Meicsiceach (“Mexican”, adjective)
- Meicsiceach m (“Mexican”)
- Murascaill Mheicsiceo f (“Gulf of Mexico”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Meicsiceo | Mheicsiceo | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Equipo de Forvo (2023 June 7 (last accessed)) “Pronunciación de Meicsiceo: Cómo pronunciar Meicsiceo en Irlandés”, in Forvo.com (in Spanish)
- ^ “Bunachar Foghraíochta: meicsiceo”, in www.teanglann.ie (in Irish), 2023 June 7 (last accessed)
Further reading[edit]
- “Mexico”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “Mexico” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.