mearadh

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲaɾˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲaɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲaɾˠu/

Noun

mearadh m (genitive singular mearaidh)

1. madness, insanity
2. craze, craving
3. Alternative form of mearú

Declension

Declension of mearadh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mearadh Vocative a mhearaidh Genitive mearaidh Dative mearadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an mearadh Genitive an mhearaidh Dative leis an mearadh don mhearadh

Derived terms

• poc mearaidh

Related terms

• mearaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mearadh	mhearadh	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) “mearadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN