méad
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish méit, mét (“greatness, magnitude, of size, quantity, number, extent, degree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲeːd̪ˠ/
Noun
méad m (genitive singular méid)
- amount (used only in phrases; see Derived terms)
Declension
Declension of méad
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ar a mhéad (“at the most”)
- ar mhéad (“so great”)
- cá mhéad, cé mhéad (“how much, how many”)
- dá mhéad (“however much, however many”)
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| méad | mhéad | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "méad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “méit, mét” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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