méid
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See also: meid
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish méit (“size”),[3] from Proto-Celtic *mantī. Doublet of méad.
Noun
[edit]méid m (genitive singular méid)
- amount, quantity, extent, degree, number
- used as antecedent: what (with article)
- Sin an méid a chosain sé. ― That's what it costs.
Usage notes
[edit]Although méid is masculine, an adjective that follows it is lenited, e.g. méid mhór (“a large amount”).
Declension
[edit]Declension of méid
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- cén méid (“how much, how many”)
- an méid seo (“this much, this many”)
Noun
[edit]méid f (genitive singular méide, nominative plural méideanna)
Declension
[edit]Declension of méid
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]méid m sg
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
méid | mhéid | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 73
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 96
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “méit, mét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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