meánloingseach

Irish

Etymology

From meán- (“middle”) +‎ loingseach (“mariner, seaman”).

Noun

meánloingseach m (genitive singular meánloingsigh, nominative plural meánloingsigh)

1. (nautical) midshipman

Declension

Declension of meánloingseach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative meánloingseach meánloingsigh Vocative a mheánloingsigh a mheánloingseacha Genitive meánloingsigh meánloingseach Dative meánloingseach meánloingsigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an meánloingseach na meánloingsigh Genitive an mheánloingsigh na meánloingseach Dative leis an meánloingseach don mheánloingseach leis na meánloingsigh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meánloingseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “meánloingseach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “meánloingseach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.