méar

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Irish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish mér (whence also Scottish Gaelic meur), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognates include Latin macer, Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós), and Old English mæger.

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méar f or m (genitive singular méire, nominative plural méara)

  1. (anatomy) digit; finger, toe
  2. (nautical) belaying pin
  3. leg (of crustaceans, mollusks, etc.)

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Mutation[edit]

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

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