measúnaitheach
Irish
Etymology
From measúnaigh (“to assess, assay”) + -ach
Adjective
measúnaitheach (genitive singular masculine measúnaithigh, genitive singular feminine measúnaithí, plural measúnaitheacha, comparative measúnaithí)
Declension
Declension of measúnaitheach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | measúnaitheach | mheasúnaitheach | measúnaitheacha; mheasúnaitheacha² | |
Vocative | mheasúnaithigh | measúnaitheacha | ||
Genitive | measúnaithí | measúnaitheacha | measúnaitheach | |
Dative | measúnaitheach; mheasúnaitheach¹ |
mheasúnaitheach; mheasúnaithigh (archaic) |
measúnaitheacha; mheasúnaitheacha² | |
Comparative | níos measúnaithí | |||
Superlative | is measúnaithí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- measúnaitheacht f (“estimative sense”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
measúnaitheach | mheasúnaitheach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “measúnaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN