méadar

Irish

Etymology

From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲeːd̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

méadar m (genitive singular méadair, nominative plural méadair)

1. metre (unit of length)
2. meter (device that measures things), gauge

Declension

Declension of méadar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative méadar méadair Vocative a mhéadair a mhéadara Genitive méadair méadar Dative méadar méadair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an méadar na méadair Genitive an mhéadair na méadar Dative leis an méadar don mhéadar leis na méadair

Derived terms

• méadar páirceála m (“parking meter”)
• -méadar (“-metre, -meter”)
• méadrach (“metric”, adjective)
• méadracht f (“metrics”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
méadar	mhéadar	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) “méadar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN