measúnach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]measúnach (genitive singular masculine measúnaigh, genitive singular feminine measúnaí, plural measúnacha, comparative measúnaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of measúnach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | measúnach | mheasúnach | measúnacha; mheasúnacha² | |
Vocative | mheasúnaigh | measúnacha | ||
Genitive | measúnaí | measúnacha | measúnach | |
Dative | measúnach; mheasúnach¹ |
mheasúnach; mheasúnaigh (archaic) |
measúnacha; mheasúnacha² | |
Comparative | níos measúnaí | |||
Superlative | is measúnaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
measúnach | mheasúnach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN