méad
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish méit, mét (“magnitude”).[1] Doublet of méid.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
méad m (genitive singular méid)
- amount (used only in phrases; see Derived terms)
Declension[edit]
Declension of méad
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- ar a mhéad (“at the most”)
- ar mhéad (“so great”)
- cá mhéad (“how much, how many”)
- cé mhéad (“how much, how many”)
- dá mhéad (“however much, however many”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
méad | mhéad | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “méit, mét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN