measúil
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]measúil (genitive singular masculine measúil, genitive singular feminine measúla, plural measúla, comparative measúla)
Declension
[edit]Declension of measúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | measúil | mheasúil | measúla; mheasúla² | |
| Vocative | mheasúil | measúla | ||
| Genitive | measúla | measúla | measúil | |
| Dative | measúil; mheasúil¹ |
mheasúil | measúla; mheasúla² | |
| Comparative | níos measúla | |||
| Superlative | is measúla | |||
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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| measúil | mheasúil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “measúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “measúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024