miosúr
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measuring, rule, something to measure by”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /mʲɪˈsˠuːɾˠ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Connacht" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuːɾˠ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈmʲɪsˠuɾˠ/
Noun
miosúr m (genitive singular miosúir, nominative plural miosúir)
- measure (unspecified quantity or capacity; ruler, measuring stick)
- tape measure, measuring tape
Declension
Declension of miosúr
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- as miosúr (“beyond measure, boundless; exceeding, immoderate, extraordinary”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| miosúr | mhiosúr | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “misúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “miosúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “miosúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “miosúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024