meánaoiseach
See also: manaoiseach
Irish
Etymology
From an Mheánaois (“the Middle Ages”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
meánaoiseach (genitive singular masculine meánaoisigh, genitive singular feminine meánaoisí, plural meánaoiseacha, comparative meánaoisí)
Declension
Declension of meánaoiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | meánaoiseach | mheánaoiseach | meánaoiseacha; mheánaoiseacha² | |
| Vocative | mheánaoisigh | meánaoiseacha | ||
| Genitive | meánaoisí | meánaoiseacha | meánaoiseach | |
| Dative | meánaoiseach; mheánaoiseach¹ |
mheánaoiseach; mheánaoisigh (archaic) |
meánaoiseacha; mheánaoiseacha² | |
| Comparative | níos meánaoisí | |||
| Superlative | is meánaoisí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- meánaoiseachas m (“mediaevalism”)
Related terms
- meánaoisí m (“mediaevalist”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| meánaoiseach | mheánaoiseach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meánaoiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “meánaoiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “meánaoiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024