méadrach
Irish
Etymology
From méadar (“meter”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
méadrach (genitive singular masculine méadraigh, genitive singular feminine méadraí, plural méadracha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of méadrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | méadrach | mhéadrach | méadracha; mhéadracha² | |
| Vocative | mhéadraigh | méadracha | ||
| Genitive | méadraí | méadracha | méadrach | |
| Dative | méadrach; mhéadrach¹ |
mhéadrach; mhéadraigh (archaic) |
méadracha; mhéadracha² | |
| Comparative | níos méadraí | |||
| Superlative | is méadraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- méadraigh (“metricate”, verb)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méadrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN