measc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mescaid (“to mix”, verb) (compare Scottish Gaelic measg), from Proto-Celtic *miskati, from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲasˠk/

Verb

measc (present analytic meascann, future analytic meascfaidh, verbal noun meascadh, past participle measctha)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To mix, blend, mix up
2. (transitive, intransitive, cooking) To stir; mash

Conjugation

conjugation of measc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	meascaim	meascann tú; meascair†	meascann sé, sí	meascaimid	meascann sibh	meascann siad; meascaid†	a mheascann; a mheascas / a meascann*; a meascas*	measctar
	past	mheasc mé; mheascas	mheasc tú; mheascais	mheasc sé, sí	mheascamar; mheasc muid	mheasc sibh; mheascabhair	mheasc siad; mheascadar	a mheasc / ar mheasc*	meascadh
	past habitual	mheascainn / meascainn‡‡	mheasctá / measctᇇ	mheascadh sé, sí / meascadh sé, s퇇	mheascaimis; mheascadh muid / meascaimis‡‡; meascadh muid‡‡	mheascadh sibh / meascadh sibh‡‡	mheascaidís; mheascadh siad / meascaidís‡‡; meascadh siad‡‡	a mheascadh / a meascadh*	mheasctaí / meascta퇇
future		meascfaidh mé; meascfad	meascfaidh tú; meascfair†	meascfaidh sé, sí	meascfaimid; meascfaidh muid	meascfaidh sibh	meascfaidh siad; meascfaid†	a mheascfaidh; a mheascfas / a meascfaidh*; a meascfas*	meascfar
conditional		mheascfainn / meascfainn‡‡	mheascfá / meascfᇇ	mheascfadh sé, sí / meascfadh sé, s퇇	mheascfaimis; mheascfadh muid / meascfaimis‡‡; meascfadh muid‡‡	mheascfadh sibh / meascfadh sibh‡‡	mheascfaidís; mheascfadh siad / meascfaidís‡‡; meascfadh siad‡‡	a mheascfadh / a meascfadh*	mheascfaí / meascfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go measca mé; go meascad†	go measca tú; go meascair†	go measca sé, sí	go meascaimid; go measca muid	go measca sibh	go measca siad; go meascaid†	—	go measctar
	past	dá meascainn	dá measctá	dá meascadh sé, sí	dá meascaimis; dá meascadh muid	dá meascadh sibh	dá meascaidís; dá meascadh siad	—	dá measctaí
imperative		meascaim	measc	meascadh sé, sí	meascaimis	meascaigí; meascaidh†	meascaidís	—	measctar
verbal noun		meascadh
past participle		measctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

measc m (genitive singular measc)

1. (literary) jumble, confusion

Declension

Declension of measc

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative measc Vocative a mheasc Genitive measc Dative measc

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an measc Genitive an mheasc Dative leis an measc don mheasc

Derived terms

• as measc (“from the midst of, from among”)
• i measc (“in the midst of, among”)
• measc ar mheasc (“mingled together, in a state of confusion”)
• meascán (“mass, lump; mixture; jumble, muddle”)
• meascra (“medley”)
• meascthóir (“mixer”)

 

Descendants

• ⇒ Yola: measkeen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
measc	mheasc	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) “measc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “blend”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• chapter MIX, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “stir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mescaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “measc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “measc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.