méar

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish mér[1] (whence also Scottish Gaelic meur), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognates include Latin macer, Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós), and Old English mæger.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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Mutation

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 230, page 116
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 86, page 35
  4. ^ méireasta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  5. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “méar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society

Further reading

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