measair
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish mesar, messar, from Latin mēnsūra.
Noun
measair f (genitive singular measrach, nominative plural measracha)
Declension
Declension of measair
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- measartha (“moderate, temperate; fair(ly), middling”)
Etymology 2
See etymology on the main entry.
Verb
measair
- second-person singular present indicative and subjunctive of meas
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| measair | mheasair | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "measair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “mes(s)ar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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