meánaicmeach
Irish
Etymology
From meánaicme (“middle class, bourgeoisie”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
meánaicmeach (genitive singular masculine meánaicmigh, genitive singular feminine meánaicmí, plural meánaicmeacha, comparative meánaicmí)
Declension
Declension of meánaicmeach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | meánaicmeach | mheánaicmeach | meánaicmeacha; mheánaicmeacha² | |
Vocative | mheánaicmigh | meánaicmeacha | ||
Genitive | meánaicmí | meánaicmeacha | meánaicmeach | |
Dative | meánaicmeach; mheánaicmeach¹ |
mheánaicmeach; mheánaicmigh (archaic) |
meánaicmeacha; mheánaicmeacha² | |
Comparative | níos meánaicmí | |||
Superlative | is meánaicmí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (bourgeois): buirgéiseach
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meánaicmeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN